UN council to vote on taking Syria before criminal court
Next week's Security Council vote comes amid growing suspicions that Syria has been using chemical weapons on its own people.
Ben Ali security chief walks free after sentence cut
Seriati had been in jail ever since Ben Ali fled into exile in Saudi Arabia in January 2011 following the first of that year's Arab Spring uprisings.
EGPC to export Western Desert crude oil
Revenues of each sold barrel will value at $2, Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation CEO says
Egypt imports 60,000 tons of wheat from Ukraine
The wheat supplies will be imported starting on 20 June over a period of 10 days.
B-/B ratings affirmed, Al-Sisi expected to win: Standard and Poor’s
S&P notes that violence may escalate if “social elements” are radicalised, which will result in the continuous weakening fiscal and external accounts
Release Elshamy immediately: Amnesty International
Human rights watchdog demands hunger-striking journalist’s release after being moved to solitary confinement
Egyptian expats vote with eased regulations
Early figures indicate approximately 200,000 Egyptians turned out in first three days of overseas voting
Ministry of Endowment urges Egyptians to limit prayer to formal mosques
"Performing the Friday prayer in public squares mixes between the political and the religious," says the ministry
Road blockage in Benghazi holds back Egyptian trucks
Egyptian foreign ministry calls on citizens to avoid travelling to Libya by road
Ethiopia committed to ‘genuine negotiations with Egypt’: Ethiopian minister
Ethiopia prepared for “realisation of shared benefits and a win-win approach” with Egypt and GERD
