The Supreme Council of Universities approved on Sunday the addition of an article to the University Regulations Law allowing university heads to expel students involved in acts of sabotage or terrorism, reported Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website. Headed by Deputy Prime … read more
Eight people were killed, including one Syrian, after a tour bus crashed into a parked pickup truck near Beba, Beni Suef. Officials said the bus was heading south from Cairo to Minya on the East Desert road. Police said speed … read more
Authorities say the Tunisian coast guard fired on three Egyptian fishing boats intercepted in Tunisia’s territorial waters, killing one boat’s captain. Tunisian Defense Ministry spokesman Taoufik Rahmouni told the official news agency TAP on Sunday that two Egyptian-flagged fishing boats … read more
Egypt has asked the Swiss authorities to unfreeze the funds owned by Rachid Mohamed Rachid, former minister of trade and industry, a source from the prosecutor general’s office said on Monday. This content is from : Aswat Masriya read more
Head of the state-owned Nile TV Mervat Mohsen was removed from her post on Sunday after the channel aired a video on the achievments of deposed president Mohamed Morsi. A source with knowledge of the decision to remove Mohsen told … read more
The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy, an Islamist coalition, called on Monday for escalating protests in support of deposed President Mohamed Mursi who is scheduled to stand trial on Wednesday. Mursi, who was ousted by the military on July 3 … read more
Thirty people, including 19 Russian tourists and 11 Egyptian crew, have been rescued from a sinking boat in the Red Sea, US media reported Saturday. The Associated Press cited an Egyptian security official who spoke on condition of anonymity as … read more
The Minister of State for Antiquities Affaires announced the discovery of the tomb of Khunsu- em- Hp, chief of magazines and brewers for the goddess Mut. The tomb is situated at the Thebes Cemetery on the West Bank in Luxor. … read more
A judicial disciplinary committee has removed a judge from his position as punishment for his presence at a pro-Brotherhood protest. Waleed Sharabi, a spokesman for the Judges for Egypt group, was referred to a disciplinary committee in October for being … read more
A security source said that a military personnel was killed in an armored vehicle blast south of Arish on Saturday. Two others were injured. The source added that the bomb planted by an unknown assailant, injurying three personnel while one … read more