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Egypt Looks to Burnish Image With El-Sissi's UN Visit - ABC News Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:16:41 GMT

Reuters

Egypt Looks to Burnish Image With El-Sissi's UN Visit ABC News Authorities in Egypt are pulling out all the stops to ensure that President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's visit to New York for the U.N. General Assembly is a diplomatic success despite growing criticism of the country's human rights record under his rule ... Clinton, Trump to both meet with Egyptian president at UNReuters Trump to meet with Egyptian presidentPolitico Egypt hopes soccer will help polish its tarnished imageDaily News Egypt Arutz Sheva all 19 news articles »

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Egypt Freezes Assets of Several Human Rights Advocates - New York Times Sat, 17 Sep 2016 15:09:51 GMT

New York Times

Egypt Freezes Assets of Several Human Rights Advocates New York Times CAIRO — An Egyptian court dealt a heavy blow to the country's human rights activists on Saturday by freezing the assets of five prominent human rights defenders and three nongovernmental organizations. The freeze is part of a criminal investigation ... Egypt Freezes Assets Of 5 Prominent Human Rights DefendersNPR Egypt freezes assets of leading rights campaignersFox News Egypt court freezes assets of rights defenders and NGOsAljazeera.com Financial Times -BBC News -UPI.com all 44 news articles »

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Egypt aims to defuse trade row with Russia - News24 Sun, 18 Sep 2016 20:00:08 GMT

News24

Egypt aims to defuse trade row with Russia News24 Cairo - Egypt announced on Sunday it will hold talks with Russia to try to resolve a trade dispute over agricultural produce that has strained their relations. Moscow has accused Cairo, the largest export market for Russian cereals, of "haggling" as a ... Egypt sets up committee to resolve agricultural trade standoff with RussiaReuters Africa Egypt to send team to Russia as trade tensions increaseReuters Egypt to send delegation to Russia after ban on Egyptian agricultural importsAhram Online INFORUM all 41 news articles »

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Egypt sacks heads of silos company, internal trade development - Reuters Sun, 18 Sep 2016 08:19:00 GMT

Egypt sacks heads of silos company, internal trade development Reuters CAIRO Egypt's new supply minister has sacked the chairman of the Egyptian Holding Company for Silos and Storage and the head of the country's internal trade development agency, the official MENA news agency said on Sunday. The minister, Major ... and more »

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Egypt's divorced women demand their fair share of assets - Al-Monitor Sun, 18 Sep 2016 19:27:49 GMT

Al-Monitor

Egypt's divorced women demand their fair share of assets Al-Monitor For more than two years, Sabah, an Egyptian woman in her 40s, has been trying to obtain proof of her ex-husband's monthly income so the Family Court in Giza governorate will require him to provide her a monthly payment that ensures a decent standard of ...

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Egypt denounces White House call for release of activist accused of exploiting street children - Ahram Online Sun, 18 Sep 2016 18:41:12 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt denounces White House call for release of activist accused of exploiting street children Ahram Online Egypt's foreign ministry denounced on Sunday a White House statement calling for the release from prison of Egyptian-US activist Aya Hegazy, who is jailed over accusations of "exploiting street children." In an official statement, Egypt's foreign ...

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Egypt irrigation minister arrives in Sudan for signing of contracts on Ethiopian dam impact studies - Ahram Online Sun, 18 Sep 2016 19:55:09 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt irrigation minister arrives in Sudan for signing of contracts on Ethiopian dam impact studies Ahram Online Egypt's irrigation minister arrived Sunday evening to the Sudanese capital Khartoum to participate in the tripartite meeting between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan that will witness the signing of contracts with two foreign consultancy firms hired to study ... and more »

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Egypt, Turkey FMs meet in Venezuela on sidelines of non-aligned summit - Ahram Online Sun, 18 Sep 2016 08:53:08 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt, Turkey FMs meet in Venezuela on sidelines of non-aligned summit Ahram Online "The meeting reflected a will to trespass the disagreements with Egypt" the spokesman's statement said. Last month, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that Turkey is looking to improve relations with Egypt. Relations between Turkey and Egypt ... and more »

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Burkini incident at upscale hotel highlights divisions in Egypt - The ... - Washington Post Fri, 16 Sep 2016 15:10:43 GMT

Washington Post

Burkini incident at upscale hotel highlights divisions in Egypt - The ... Washington Post A furor erupted on Egyptian social media after a woman in a burkini was ordered out of a pool. and more »

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Egypt's armless table tennis player Ibrahim Hamadtou hailed as ... - Slate Magazine (blog) Sat, 17 Sep 2016 16:21:00 GMT

Slate Magazine (blog)

Egypt's armless table tennis player Ibrahim Hamadtou hailed as ... Slate Magazine (blog) Ibrahim Hamadtou may have lost at the Rio Paralympics but people are still talking about him as a winner. The 43-year-old Egyptian who has become a You ... and more »