Jerusalem Post Israel News | Congressmen: Egypt opposes Iranian nuclear deal Jerusalem Post Israel News In Israel, the group led by Congressional Israel Allies Caucus chairman Trent Franks (R-Arizona), toured the southern border with Egypt, the Golan near Syria and communities in Judea and Samaria. All of the Congressmen in the group oppose the Iran deal ... |
Haaretz | What Israel Can Learn From Egypt's New Suez Canal Haaretz Excavations on the Suez Canal began in 1859, after Egyptian ruler Muhammad Sa'id Pasha granted the concession to build it to a French company. The project took 10 years to complete. More than a million Egyptian laborers worked on it, with 120,000 dying ... The New Suez Canal: A great step for a new Egypt |
Ynetnews | Israel 'forgotten' by Egypt yet again Ynetnews Analysis: While the diplomatic relationship between the two countries is thriving under the table, Israel wasn't invited to the inauguration of the new Suez Canal – along with Egypt's three main enemies. Egypt's New Suez: An Illusory Promise Wake up Egypt, Viceroy Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi is delusional Flowering of a strong Egypt |
The Daily Star | Egyptian tax collectors protest new civil service law they fear will reduce ... Minneapolis Star Tribune CAIRO — Hundreds of Egyptian tax collectors rallied Monday against a new law seeking to reform the country's mammoth civil service, calling it unfair and unconstitutional in one of the largest anti-government protest in recent time. At least 2,000 tax ... Egypt civil servants protest new law, said to herald layoffs |
News24 | 21 dead as temperatures soar in Egypt heatwave News24 Cairo - Twenty-one people have died and 66 others were hospitalised with exhaustion as soaring temperatures and high humidity hit Cairo and other parts of Egypt, the health ministry said Monday. The victims, who all died on Sunday, succumbed as ... 21 dead as temperatures soar in Egypt Heatwave kills 21 in Egypt 21 dead, 66 hospitalised as heatwave hitting Egypt |
Council on Foreign Relations (blog) | Whatever is the Matter With Egypt? Nothing All That New Council on Foreign Relations (blog) My friend Hisham Melham, Al Arabiya's Washington bureau chief, dean of the Beltway-based Arab press corps, farmer, and intellectual with few peers, wrote a piece that appeared over the weekend called “Whatever is the matter with Egypt?” It is a ... Four policemen wounded in Egypt bomb attack Three cops wounded after blast in Egypt Egypt Continues Search for Croatian ISIS Hostage |
International Business Times | Canada May Beat Saudi Arabia, Egypt In Race To Buy French Warships Made For Russia International Business Times Egypt is one of around 10 countries that have shown interest in buying two French helicopter carriers France originally was supposed to deliver to Russia. France agreed to sell the warships to Russia in 2011, going against a number of NATO allies ... Egypt, Saudi Arabia 'desperate' to purchase Mistral warships Egypt and Saudi Arabia 'eager' to buy Mistral warships from France |
Middle East Eye | Egypt postpones verdict for al-Qaeda leader's brother Middle East Eye An Egyptian court sentenced 10 defendants who allegedly formed a “terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda” to death on Monday. As is customary, the decision has been referred to Egypt's top religious authority, the Grand Mufti, to give his approval. The ... Egypt court sentences 10 to death on terror charges Egypt hands out death sentences, spares al-Qaeda chief's brother Egypt delays verdict in trial of al-Qaeda chief's brother |
Washington Post | Egypt's 'gift to the world' cost $8 billion and probably wasn't necessary Washington Post SUEZ — There was no public feasibility study, just an order from the new president. He wanted Egypt to dig a new Suez Canal. Oh, and he wanted it completed in a year. That was last August. And on Thursday, with much pomp and circumstance, President ... Suez Canal Upgrade May Not Ease Egypt's Economic Journey Egypt launches Suez Canal expansion Egypt hails $8bn Suez canal expansion as gift to world at lavish ceremony |
Daily News Egypt | Egypt Committed to Paying Off Oil and Gas Bills - Sisi AllAfrica.com Cairo — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday that his government is "committed" to paying up debts to oil and gas companies "operating on its soil." The president's statement comes as Egypt tries to attract cash in-flows and foreign ... Extra-judicial execution? The story of the Fayoum Five |