Political factions air concerns over 50-member constitutional committee
Al-Nour party denies its decision regarding its participation
All parties welcome to participate in amending constitution: El-Moslimany
The presidency says it will not interfere in the work of the assembly set to draft the amended constitution
Justice Ministry considers changes to nationality law
Ministry pushes for stricter measures for granting Egyptian nationality
Activists investigated on claims of espionage
6 April Youth Movement co-founders referred to prosecutors
Government acknowledges shortages in energy and supply goods
The Ministry of Finance is currently working to provide guarantees to prevent additional increases in the country’s budget deficit, El-Beblawi said, pointing to recent aid received from Arab countries as…
Ministry of Transport finishes EGP 652.5m railroad and metro projects
Projects have also been proposed to upgrade the status of railway cars, including equipping 80 second class cars with air-conditioning at a cost of EGP 110m, along with plans to…
Cement companies reject using waste as a source fuel, seek permission for coal
Such a programme would require that factory furnaces be converted in order to accommodate the waste, a process which would prove costly to companies.
Somalia demands sanctions end for ‘chief’ Shebab banker
Banker and businessman Ali Ahmed Nur Jimale, who was placed on a United Nations Security Council sanction list in February 2012, is accused of being "one of Al-Shebab's chief financiers",…
Fresh religious unrest breaks out in Myanmar
The unrest erupted after a Muslim man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to rape a Buddhist woman on Saturday evening, it said.
Israel cabinet appoints new security chief
The website of the National Security Council says it "is the prime minister and the government's staff forum for advising on national security issues."