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Egypt officials say roadside bomb wounds 6 police in Sinai

Egyptian security officials are saying that six policemen were wounded by a roadside bomb targeting a police patrol vehicle in the restive northern Sinai province. The officials said Thursday that the bomb was detonated remotely near the city of El-Arish….

BP Sells its Share in Oil Concessions in Egypt

EgyWatch – June 4, 2019 British Petroleum has announced the sale of its stake in oil concessions in the Gulf of Suez in Egypt to Dubai-based Dragon Oil for an undisclosed sum. Under the terms of the agreement, Dragon Oil…

Egypt,Tunisia, Algeria FMs hold meeting on Libya Wednesday

The tripartite meeting of foreign ministers of Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria held a consultative meeting on the situation in Libya on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Hafez. The meeting comes to follow…

Cairo 24: Tarek Amer to be laid off on corruption charges

EgyWatch – June 12, 2019 Cairo 24 news website, that is close to high-profile officials, said on Tuesday that Tarek Amer was notified that his Central Bank governance will not be renewed after it ends in November. The decision came…

ILO blacklists Egypt for violating workers’ trade union freedom

EgyWatch – June 12, 2019 The International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Tuesday announced its short-term list, known as ‘the Blacklist’, of states violating the rights and freedom of workers. The list included Egypt for violating the organisation’s C.87 convention concerning…

Egyptian authorities ban Salah Diab and Gamal  Mubarak’s father-in-law from travel

EgyWatch – June 12, 2019 Egyptian authorities, on Tuesday, banned businessmen Salah Diab – owner of private newspaper Al Masry al Youm; Mahmoud el-Gammal – Gamal Mubarak’s father-in-law; and others over a land-squatting investigation. The General Prosecutor also imposed control…

Egypt asks Christie’s to cancel sale of Tutankhamun statue

Christie’s in London is being pressured to cancel the auction of a statue of Tutankhamun’s head after Egyptian authorities claimed that the bust might have been stolen from the Karnak temple in Luxor. The 28.5cm-high statue is more than 3,000…

What Algeria and Sudan Can Learn From Egypt

Eight years after the Arab Spring transfixed the world, the Middle East has once again lit up with protest. In April, popular movements in Algeria and Sudan forced the ouster of two long-serving autocrats: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who resigned…

Parliament denies granting Egyptian nationality for $10K

Head of the Parliament’s Defense and National Security Committee Kamal Amer denied granting the Egyptian nationality to foreign investors for $10,000. Amer added during his phone call to Mubasher channel that $10,000 or the equivalent in Egyptian currency is the…

Egypt ‘offers to help Sudan military regime counter civil disobedience’

Egypt has offered to provide the Sudanese government with workers to counter a campaign of nationwide civil disobedience aimed at pressuring the ruling military council into handing over power. Sources in the Egyptian foreign ministry told The New Arab‘s Arabic-language…