Tag: Egypt

Egypt: Bomb attack kills at least 16 people in Cairo

December 4, 2015

Masked men attacked a fish restaurant in Cairo early on Friday killing at least 16 people and wounding 5 others, reports say. The attack occurred ... Read More

Libya: neighbors call for end of fighting, reject foreign intervention

December 2, 2015

Libya’s neighbors and regional blocs Tuesday expressed concern over the ongoing fighting wrecking the dialogue process in the North African oil-rich country, pointing out that ... Read More

Morocco Pledges to Reduce GHG Emissions 30 pc by 2030

December 1, 2015

Morocco, which will host 22nd UN Conference on climate changes (COP22), has submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to address climate change to United ... Read More

Russia, UK resume flights to Egypt after brief suspension

December 1, 2015

Egyptian aviation authorities announced Monday resumption of Russian flights to Cairo after Russian authorities banned flights to Egypt initially for many months. UK is to ... Read More

Egypt: Authorities to crack-down on authors of alleged torture cases

November 30, 2015

The Egyptian ministry of the interior Sunday vowed to deal with growing torture cases and punish police forces involved in such acts. The ministry promised ... Read More

Egypt-Elections: a turn out below 30%

November 26, 2015

The first round of the second phase of the Egyptian parliamentary elections that was held in the remaining 13 provinces attracted a voter turnout of ... Read More

Egypt: HEC cancels news conference, IS in Sinai claims attack on hotel

November 25, 2015

Egyptian High Election Committee (HEC) Tuesday cancelled a news conference following the death of two judges killed in an attack perpetrated by IS in the ... Read More

Egypt Gets $ 6.3 Bln German Financial Support for Power Projects

November 23, 2015

The Egyptian government has obtained a German financial support for three power projects to be carried out under the supervision of German group Siemens, through ... Read More

Egypt: Plane heading to Egypt diverted upon bomb alert

November 19, 2015

A plane flying from Poland to Egypt was forced to land in Bulgaria after a bomb alert was made by a sixty year old passenger, ... Read More

Egypt-Russia: IS says tin-can bomb downed Russian Jet

November 19, 2015

The Islamic State militant group Wednesday opened the lid over how it brought down the Russian plane saying that a “tin-can bomb” was used to ... Read More