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Choice Of Salafist As Egypt’s Minister Of Religious Endowments Provokes Criticism
News that Salafist Mohamed Ibrahim has been chosen as Minister of Awqaf evokes fear of threats to Egypt's moderate…
Gas-Rich Tanzania Plans To Raise Royalties
Tanzania plans to raise royalties on gas and demand signature bonuses for energy contracts as the east African…
New Egypt Government To Be Announced Thursday
Egypt's new cabinet will be announced on Thursday, state media said on Saturday, ending what was seen as a long…
Hamas Says Egypt To Extend Hours For Crossing Border
Egypt has agreed to keep the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip open for a full 12 hours every day, a Hamas…
Sinai Jihadi Group Says Responsible For Israel Attack In June
An Islamic Jihadi group based in Egypt's Sinai has posted a video showing it carried out a cross-border attack in…
175.000 Pilgrims Perform Umrah in Ramadan: Tourism Ministry
A source in Tourism Minister asserted that the total reservations of Egyptian pilgrims in Ramadan amounted to…
Al Wafd Party Abandon Kandil Govt
Al Wafd party officially announced that it will not participate in Hesham Kandil government, because of not having…
Tourism Ministry Investigates With 6 Co. On Fake Reservations
Tourism Ministry started investigations with 6 Egyptian tourism agencies that got Umrah visas for 350 pilgrims…
Standard And Poor’s Says UK To Keep AAA Rating
The UK will keep its top AAA credit rating, the Standard & Poor's (S&P) agency has said. It expects the…
Egypt PM Postpones Cabinet Announcement ‘For Now’
In a statement issued on Friday afternoon, only 24 hours after newly-appointed Prime Minister Hisham Qandil stated…