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What happened to four Palestinians abducted in Egypt? - The Electronic Intifada Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:05:16 GMT

The Electronic Intifada

What happened to four Palestinians abducted in Egypt? The Electronic Intifada Abdeldayim was among four Palestinians abducted by masked men after entering Egypt in August 2015. They had passed through the Rafah crossing on the Gaza-Egypt border and were on a bus heading to Cairo International Airport when the abduction ...

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Egyptian Who Hijacked Jet Is Ordered Deported From Cyprus - New York Times Fri, 30 Sep 2016 13:43:01 GMT

New York Times

Egyptian Who Hijacked Jet Is Ordered Deported From Cyprus New York Times A court in Cyprus ordered on Friday the deportation of an Egyptian man accused of hijacking a passenger jet, forcing it to divert to Cyprus and demanding to see his former wife, who lives there. Judge Dona Constantinou of the Nicosia District Court ... Cyprus Court Orders Egyptian Hijacker ExtraditedABC News Cyprus orders plane hijacking suspect extradited to EgyptThe Daily Star Cyprus court orders extradition of Egyptian hijackerAhram Online all 15 news articles »

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Egypt's ETHYDCO opens PE plant - Plastics News Fri, 30 Sep 2016 13:34:39 GMT

Plastics News

Egypt's ETHYDCO opens PE plant Plastics News (ETHYDCO) has started a $1,9 billion plastics and chemicals complex to manufacture polyethylene products in Alexandria, Egypt. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi was on hand to launch the plant described as among the most important projects in the ...

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The flight out of Egypt - Deutsche Welle Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:30:07 GMT

Deutsche Welle

The flight out of Egypt Deutsche Welle The boat had been lying at the bottom of the sea for three days before Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sissi made a public statement. In the middle of last week over 200 people drowned after having been crammed in a boat that was only able to carry ... Survivors tell of fights over lifejackets as boat flipped off EgyptUNHCR all 5 news articles »

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Egypt asks Interpol to take Mubarak-era billionaire off watchlist - Middle East Eye Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:03:07 GMT

Middle East Eye

Egypt asks Interpol to take Mubarak-era billionaire off watchlist Middle East Eye Egypt has asked for Interpol and the European Union to drop charges against Hussein Salem, a businessman ally of deposed president Hosni Mubarak once found guilty of corruption and money laundering. Salem and his family gave up 75 percent of their ... Egypt asks Interpol to take Mubarak-era businessman off watchlistAl-Arabiya Egypt authorises Mubarak ally to be dropped from Interpol watchlistMiddle East Monitor Egypt asks Interpol to lift Hussein Salem's name off wanted list following reconciliationAhram Online all 6 news articles »

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Egypt is building a new capital -- and China is bankrolling it - USA TODAY Thu, 29 Sep 2016 11:05:54 GMT

USA TODAY

Egypt is building a new capital -- and China is bankrolling it USA TODAY CAIRO — The Egyptian government is determined to build a new capital in the desert 28 miles southeast of this iconic city — and it's no longer a mirage now that China is bankrolling most of the $45 billion project. Work has already begun on a ... and more »

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Egypt militant group claims prosecutor bombing - Middle East Eye Sat, 01 Oct 2016 00:42:45 GMT

Middle East Eye

Egypt militant group claims prosecutor bombing Middle East Eye An Egyptian militant group said on Friday that it tried to assassinate the deputy prosecutor general with a car bomb, a day after the blast in a Cairo suburb. Police had said the Thursday night bombing had occurred as the official's convoy drove past ...

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Egyptian president's solution for crumbling economy: Spare change ... - Washington Post Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:24:49 GMT

Washington Post

Egyptian president's solution for crumbling economy: Spare change ... Washington Post CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi has a solution for Egypt's crumbling economy: taking spare change from its citizens. In a speech this week to ... and more »

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Russia Officially Resumes Imports of Vegetables, Fruits From Egypt - Sputnik International Sat, 01 Oct 2016 01:02:00 GMT

Sputnik International

Russia Officially Resumes Imports of Vegetables, Fruits From Egypt Sputnik International "The sides agreed to resume the deliveries of agricultural produce from Egypt to Russia, except potatoes, on condition that the Egyptian side will meet all Russian demands on sanitary safety of supplied produce," Rosselkhoznadzor spokeswoman Yulia ...

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In Egypt's Guantanamo 'abuse is systematic' - Aljazeera.com Wed, 28 Sep 2016 12:37:04 GMT

Human Rights Watch

In Egypt's Guantanamo 'abuse is systematic' Aljazeera.com Egyptian authorities at the notorious al-Aqrab (Scorpion) prison in Cairo have been abusing inmates in ways that may have led to their death, a new Human Rights Watch report said. The 80-page report, released on Wednesday, is based on interviews with ... Egypt: Serious Abuses in Scorpion PrisonHuman Rights Watch US Rights Group Says Abuse Rife in Notorious Egypt Prison - ABC ...ABC News Egypt's Scorpion prison: Inmates dying due to lack of medical care, says HRWMiddle East Eye all 12 news articles »