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Egypt’s Supreme Court has cancelled a parliament bill allowing the government to dismantle Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that it accuses of getting foreign funds or aligned with outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. State-run MENA news agency reported the court’s Saturday decision, which ruled unconstitutional a recent civil society law that granted the ministry of social affairs the right […]
A Cairo criminal court Wednesday pressed a 12-year jail sentence against former deputy governor of Alexandria, the country’s second largest city, on corruption charges. Souad el-Kholy, appointed in 2015, was locked up two years later in a case linked to misappropriation of state lands and other charges including corruption and bribery. In addition to 12 […]
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Monday held a meeting with the Ministers of Trade and Industry, as well as the authorities of the state-owned oil company to discuss ways to fuel cars with natural gas in the North African nation. According to the Prime minister, it is important to use the available resources in […]
An Egyptian court has sentenced a TV anchor to one year in prison after his received a gay sex worker on his show last year. Mohammed el-Gheiti, a host and owner of private channel LTC TV, was indicted for “encouraging immorality” for interviewing in August 2018 a gay man who described his life as a […]
Morocco was distinguished as the second best performing African country for the quality of its sustainable management of ocean resources, the US-based National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) said in a recent report. Morocco came after Seychelles and was followed by Egypt in the Ocean Health Index issued by the NCEAS while Democratic […]
Egypt plans to upgrade six oil refineries to increase local production of refined products, Petroleum Minister, Tarek El Molla, said during a conference in Cairo Sunday. The refineries refurbishment to be conducted over four years will cost about $9 billion, the official said, adding that Egypt is trying to secure crude oil supplies for Egyptian […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Sunday said Washington will press Saudi Arabia to hold murders of dissent journalist Jamal Khashoggi killed on October 2 in Istanbul-Turkey, accountable. Pompeo who is on a tour in the Middle East is expected in Riyadh Sunday after a visit to Qatar where he urged for the quick end […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Sunday in Qatar urged America’s feuding allies; Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt on one side and Qatar on the other, to end regional diplomatic row has been going on over 18 months after the Saudi-led side accused Doha of supporting terrorism. Pompeo who is on regional tour in […]
Liverpool’s Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah has again been named the Confederation of African Football’s Player of the Year. The Egypt international was crowned during a colorful ceremony in Dakar, Senegal on Tuesday night.The Egyptian international beat Reds team-mate Sadio Mane and Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to top the poll. Receiving the honour in Dakar, Senegal, Salah […]
Egypt is pushing Tunisia to invite embattled President Bashar al-Assad to the Arab League summit to take place in the North African country in March though Tunis denied last month that it extended an invitation to the Syrian leader, The New Arab reports. The London-based media’s Arabic edition Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui met with […]