A senior Israeli legislator is lobbying the U.S. Senate to freeze $200 million in military aid to Egypt unless it does more to stop the smuggling of arms into the Gaza Strip.
Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs Tamer Khalil reiterated Egypt's adherence to the one-China policy and opposition to the "Taiwan independence", said a press release obtained by Xinhua on Thursday. Khalil made t ...
CAIRO, November 08 -- Egyptian security forces discovered six smuggling tunnels linking Egypt with the Gaza Strip this week, including one with an entrance concealed in a private home, security sources said on Wednesday.
By BIBIAN BARRENG OIL Search announced yesterday it had entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Petrogas Exploration and Production Co (E&P) involving a 30% interest on Area A in Eastern Desert of Egypt.
Oil Search has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Petrogas E&P LLC, for the sale of a 30% interest in Area A in the Eastern Desert, Arab Republic of Egypt. The transaction has an effective date of September 1, 2007.
Egypt: Women and Christians cannot be president, say Muslim Brotherhood (AKI) - The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's strongest opposition group, has said that women and Christians cannot become president in Egypt. "Women and Christians are not allowed to have access to the position of president of the republic," said a representative of the Muslim Brotherhood in a report carried by local ...
Egypt: Illegal immigrants stopped in Cyprus en route to Europe (AKI) - Forty-seven illegal Egyptian immigrants have been arrested by authorities in Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus on the first stage of an attempted voyage to reach Europe. According to reports in the Egyptian daily al-Masri al-Yom, the illegal immigrants were detained on Thursday at the port of Famagosta. ...
To celebrate our new Egypt special we have a gallery of photographs from the Rough Guide archives following the publication of the latest edition of their Egypt guide.
For more than 50 years, Egypt's military has been kingmaker, providing the country's presidents from its ranks. But the army is staying unusually quiet this time, as questions about a successor to aging President Hosni Mubarak surrounded the ruling party's annual meeting.
Egyptian security forces discovered six smuggling tunnels linking Egypt with the Gaza Strip, including one with an entrance concealed in a private home, security sources have said.