Egyptian Streets | Egypt moves ahead with space agency plans Fox News CAIRO – Egypt's government says it has approved draft legislation to create a national space agency. A Cabinet statement Wednesday says the proposed agency will aim to build and launch satellites from Egypt to serve "development objectives." It would ... Egypt Approves Establishing Egyptian Space Agency Egypt cabinet refers space agency law to parliament Egypt's space program takes another step toward liftoff |
New York Times | Egyptian Concertgoers Wave a Flag, and Land in Jail New York Times CAIRO — Seven Egyptians were arrested on charges of promoting homosexuality after concertgoers waved rainbow-colored flags at a rock concert in Cairo last week, Egyptian officials said. The arrests were the latest assault on social freedoms in Egypt ... Seven arrested in Egypt after raising rainbow flag at concert Egypt arrests 7 for raising rainbow flag at indy rock gig Egypt arrests seven people for waving a rainbow flag at Cairo rock concert |
International trade unions urge Egypt to release detainees Washington Post CAIRO — International trade unions are urging Egypt to release at least seven labor leaders they say have been unjustly imprisoned recently on terrorism-related charges. The Brussels-based International Trade Union Confederation, and Public Services ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Egypt calls on UK to lift ban on flights to Sharm El Sheikh Telegraph.co.uk British security officials worked closely with their Egyptian counterparts to overhaul security at Sharm El Sheikh after it was claimed the crash was caused by a bomb placed on the aircraft by Isil-related terrorists. But Theresa May is still refusing ... |
Press TV | Egypt courts sentence 30 people up to life over violence Miami Herald Egyptian courts have sentenced 30 people to terms ranging between three years and life in prison on violence-related charges. Wednesday's rulings were announced on the state television's website and included charges such as illegal assembly, inciting ... Egypt court convicts 15 Muslim Brotherhood members |
The Guardian | Egyptian students told to respect the flag or risk a year in prison The Guardian The former president Adly Mansour criminalised desecrating the Egyptian flag with the same punishments in 2014, but Shawki's order singles out younger Egyptians for the first time. This month students at Egypt's public universities began their academic ... |
Middle East Monitor | Transcript of Press Briefing on Egypt's Economic Reform Program Review with Subir Lall IMF Mission Chief for Egypt ... International Monetary Fund I'm a Press Officer with the IMF, and I have with me here, Subir Lall, the Mission Chief for Egypt. We are going to have a Press Conference on the release of Egypt's documents for the first review. Subir is going to give us some opening remarks, and ... IMF praises Egypt economic reforms Despite Obstacles Egypt Economic Reforms On Track: IMF Egypt's capacity to repay IMF fund adequate, risks remain: IMF review |
Daily Trust | Daily Trust investigations editor wins award in Egypt Daily Trust Daily Trust Investigations Editor, Nuruddeen M. Abdallah, has been selected as one of the two outstanding African journalists to be honoured with an award by the Union of African Journalists (UAJ) and Egyptian Ministry of Information, in Cairo. “After ... |
International Monetary Fund | Egypt: The Economy Is Gathering Strength International Monetary Fund The IMF on September 26 published the staff report for the first review of Egypt's economic reform program, which aims at restoring the economic stability of Egypt and paving the way for higher long-term growth. The program is off to a good start, with ... IMF praises Egypt for 'bold' economic reforms |
Telegraph.co.uk | We won't beat terror by turning our backs on Saudi Arabia and Egypt Telegraph.co.uk The latest revelations concerning the terrorist activities of British jihadists in Syria highlight the enormous challenge Britain's security forces face as the military campaign against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) reaches its conclusion ... |