Yemen’s government agrees to attend talks with Houthis – spokesman
Yemen’s government will attend U.N.-sponsored talks with the Houthis and supporters of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, a government spokesperson said on Sunday, in a fresh bid to end months of...
View ArticleBeheira school principal dies of heart attack while observing elections
CAIRO: A principal of a school in coastal governorate of Beheira died Sunday of a heart attack while monitoring the first day of parliamentary elections, Youm7 reported. Magdy Awad, head of the Abu...
View ArticleWomen outnumber men at polls 4:1: HEC
CAIRO: Women outnumber men four to one at the polls, stated High Elections Committee spokesperson Omar Marwan Sunday, adding that most voters were older than 60. Voting for the parliamentary elections...
View Article46 Minya polling stations merged due to judges’ tardiness
CAIRO: A total of 46 polling stations in Minya are being merged into nearby stations due to judges’ tardiness, the High Elections Committee (HEC) branch in the Upper Egyptian governorate decided...
View ArticleEGX disregards parliament elections, extends losses on pound depreciation
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) widened its losing streak on Sunday, the first day of the long-awaited parliamentary election, as the Egypt’s pound weakened for a second time in less than a week...
View Article3.6% Egyptian expats have voted as of Sunday noon: HEC
CAIRO: A total of approximately 25,000 Egyptian expatriates cast their votes in the first round of the 2015 Parliamentary elections since Saturday morning to Sunday noon, 3.6 percent of those...
View ArticleEgyptian voters drawing a blank on candidates’ names, platforms
CAIRO: A total 27 million Egyptian people are eligible to cast their votes in the first round of the 2015 parliament elections, however, many of them have no idea on the candidate’s names or their...
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Man on donkey banned from Giza polling station
CAIRO: Security forces banned a man from entering a polling station in Oseem district, north of Giza, as he insisted to enter on his donkey. El-Sayed Mahmoud headed off to his polling station located...
View ArticleEgypt welcomes Paris proposal to establish industrial zone in Alexandria
CAIRO: Egypt’s Prime Minister has welcomed a proposal from Paris to establish a French-Egyptian industrial zone in Alexandria, Board Member of the French Chamber of Commerce in Cairo, Hassan Bahnam,...
View ArticlePyramids and Sphinx to turn blue on UN Day Oct 24
CAIRO: The Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx, along with 180 world monuments worldwide, are scheduled to be lit up in blue on Oct. 24 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations. “I am grateful...
View ArticleTurkey’s Erdogan says has asked European allies for help on EU bid
ISTANBUL, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he had asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is visiting Istanbul, as well as France, Britain and Spainfor support on...
View ArticleJudges report threats against overseeing elections
CAIRO: A number of judges have received threatening text message to deter them from overseeing parliamentary elections, according to the Judges Club. Some of the messages said “leave the elections...
View Article67 protests occurred in Egypt in Q3 of 2015
CAIRO: A total of 67 protests, strikes and sit-ins have been staged across Egypt during the third quarter of 2015, the Arab Foundation for Civil Society and Human Rights Support (AFCSHR) said in a...
View ArticleCabinet approves establishment of Ras Sedr airport
CAIRO: The establishment of an airport in Ras Sedr, South Sinai was approved by the Cabinet Sunday due to its importance in “comprehensive development” in the area. In a meeting of the Cabinet,...
View Article100 judges to replace others recused themselves
CAIRO: A total of 100 judges from the Administrative Prosecution have been commissioned to monitor the 2015 parliamentary elections after a number of judges withdrew from monitoring the electoral...
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Sisi requests Eni to expedite production at Zohr gas field
CAIRO: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi requested that multinational oil and gas company Eni expedites the development of Zohr supergiant gas field so production begins in the Mediterranean waters of...
View ArticleMonday half-day work after only 15% voted in first day of elections
CAIRO: The second day of the first phase of parliamentary elections kicks off with a voting volume of 15 percent in the first day, prompting the Cabinet to announce Monday as a half-day work to...
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40% of Halayeb votes in first day of parliamentary elections
CAIRO: The voting in Halayeb and Shalatin southeast of Egypt reached 40 percent in the first day of the parliamentary elections on Sunday, according to secretary of Red Sea Governor Mostafa Sedqi. This...
View ArticleBritish Ambassador welcomes parliamentary elections
CAIRO: The British ambassador to Egypt John Casson welcomed the first phase of parliamentary elections that kicked off Sunday in a number of governorates. “By representing the Egyptian people,...
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