International bodies urge Egypt and Ethiopia to hold talks over GERD
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit Addis Ababa on Sunday
Controversy brews over Al-Watan Party resignations
Vice president of Al-Watan denies mass resignations from the party's specialised committees
Appeals for Mubarak and Nazif postponed
Former PM and president attempt to appeal fine for 2011 blackouts; former housing and tourism ministers released
Rowhani has 51% of vote in 76% of polling stations: Iran
Rowhani, a former top nuclear negotiator, collected 14.2 million votes out of 27.6 million counted by 5pm
Egyptian imprisoned on suspicion of espionage
An Egyptian male, whose identity is unknown, is detained pending trial into allegations of espionage for Israel’s Mossad
Bank tax law amended following criticism
The law, which taxes funds set aside by banks to cover potential losses caused by defaulting debtors, was being reviewed by the Central Bank.
Hassan Mustafa gets one-year hard labour
Alexandrian political activist appealed a court sentence for allegedly attacking a prosecutor
Football threatens to spark protests as Iran goes to the polls
By James M. Dorsey Iranian Supreme Leader Sayed Ali Khamenei has more to worry about in the run-up to Iran’s presidential election than ensuring that a sufficiently malleable candidate emerges…
Hamas PM in Egypt
Prime Minister of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh crosses the Rafah border from Gaza to Cairo
