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Egypt Gives Saudi Arabia 2 Islands in a Show of Gratitude - New York Times Mon, 11 Apr 2016 00:17:27 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Egypt Gives Saudi Arabia 2 Islands in a Show of Gratitude New York Times Egypt's cabinet announced on Saturday that it was transferring sovereignty of Tiran and Sanafir, arid and uninhabited islands at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba, to Saudi Arabia. The cabinet tried to suggest that the transfer, pending approval from ... Saudi King's Speech to Egypt's Parliament Avoids Controversial Island AgreementWall Street Journal Egyptians blast Sisi for 'selling Egypt' in exchange for Saudi moneyJerusalem Post Israel News Egypt hands over disputed Red Sea islands to Saudi ArabiaMiddle East Eye Reuters -Arab News -BBC News all 328 news articles »

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A student's death inflames tension between Egypt and Italy - Los Angeles Times Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:00:52 GMT

Los Angeles Times

A student's death inflames tension between Egypt and Italy Los Angeles Times Initially, an Egyptian police official said Giulio Regeni's death was a result of a road accident. On Feb. 3 the badly bruised body of Regeni, a 28-year-old doctoral student from Italy, was found on the side of a highway outside Cairo. Regeni, who had ... Italy's Ambassador Leaves Egypt Over Student's KillingABC News Regeni murder: Egypt rejects Italian request for phone recordsThe Guardian Egypt Defies Italy Over Regeni Murder ProbeSky News UPI.com -Deutsche Welle -Reuters all 106 news articles »

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Egypt Has High Hopes for Tourism Despite Grim Statistics, Setbacks - Fortune Sun, 10 Apr 2016 13:44:07 GMT

Fortune

Egypt Has High Hopes for Tourism Despite Grim Statistics, Setbacks Fortune Egypt is confident of luring back millions of foreign visitors and putting a smile on their faces, according to its new tourism minister, despite heavy first quarter losses and setbacks including a bomb that brought down a Russian passenger plane ... and more »

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Meet the seventh-grader schooling adults on ancient Egypt - New York Post Sun, 10 Apr 2016 15:09:00 GMT

New York Post

Meet the seventh-grader schooling adults on ancient Egypt New York Post Hurowitz's obsession began at age 3, when a “Little Einsteins” episode inspired the tot to start reading books on ancient Egypt. The next year, his parents took him to Philadelphia to see a traveling exhibit about King Tutankhamun. Before his 10th ...

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Italy Recalls Envoy to Egypt Over Inquiry Into Student's Death - New York Times Fri, 08 Apr 2016 20:57:44 GMT

New York Times

Italy Recalls Envoy to Egypt Over Inquiry Into Student's Death New York Times Maurizio Massari, the Italian ambassador to Egypt, in February, when he was arriving at the morgue where the body of Giulio Regeni was taken. Mr. Massari was recalled to Italy on Friday. Credit Mohamed El-Shahed/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. What the Murder of an Italian Student Says About Egypt's Security StateTIME Italy recalls ambassador to Egypt to seek 'the truth' about Italian student's slayingWashington Post Giulio Regeni murder: Italy recalls ambassador to EgyptBBC News The Guardian -Reuters -ABC News all 160 news articles »

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Egypt marks 6% increase in visitors from Kingdom - Arab News Sun, 10 Apr 2016 19:10:35 GMT

Arab News

Egypt marks 6% increase in visitors from Kingdom Arab News The 6 percent increase comes as the tourist board recently launched This is Egypt” (#thisisegypt), a regional campaign, to drive growth in the tourism sector from the Middle East in November along with other measures specifically implemented to ...

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Recognizing fan power, Egypt's regime boosts calls for security sector reform - Huffington Post Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:02:37 GMT

Recognizing fan power, Egypt's regime boosts calls for security sector reform Huffington Post Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi's brutal regime in rare gestures towards his opponents has twice this year recognized the potential street power of his country's militant, street battle-hardened soccer fans. In doing so, the regime has ... and more »

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30 agreements to be signed during French president's visit to Egypt: ambassador - Daily News Egypt Sun, 10 Apr 2016 20:21:57 GMT

Daily News Egypt

30 agreements to be signed during French president's visit to Egypt: ambassador Daily News Egypt On the sidelines of meetings between French and Egyptian businesses on Monday, a number of trade agreements between the two countries in the fields of energy and new energy, vocational training, culture, and tourism will be signed, Parant said. Mistral Helicopter Carriers to Arrive in Egypt in June-SeptemberSputnik International all 2 news articles »

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Egypt to Slash Fuel Subsidies by 43%: Finance Minister - Egyptian Streets Sun, 10 Apr 2016 14:03:45 GMT

Egyptian Streets

Egypt to Slash Fuel Subsidies by 43%: Finance Minister Egyptian Streets Egypt will reduce subsidies on petroleum products by almost 43 percent in the 2016/2017 budget, Finance Minister Amr al-Garhy said at a news conference Saturday, according to Reuters. Energy subsidies will fall from approximately EGP 61 billion in the ... Egypt to cut fuel subsidies as government seeks to reduce deficitReuters all 12 news articles »

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Egypt's water minister says country facing 'critical phase' - Al-Monitor Sun, 10 Apr 2016 20:17:56 GMT

Al-Monitor

Egypt's water minister says country facing 'critical phase' Al-Monitor CAIRO — Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Ati, who took office March 23 as part of the Cabinet reshuffle by the government of Sherif Ismail, has told Al-Monitor that Cairo is studying various solutions to resolve the ... and more »