Ultras plan marches ahead of Port Said trial verdict
Almost a year after clashes that left over 70 football fans dead, Ultras plan marches to converge on Tahrir Square
EBDA discusses amending proposed tax reforms
Egyptian Business Development Association suggested that the government should repeal clauses calling for decreased exemptions for projects run by Egypt’s Social Fund for Development and other non-profit organisations
Ramez to serve as governor of CBE and will complete Al-Oqda’s tenure
Morsy agreed to accept the nomination of Hesham Ramez as the new governor of the CBE, beginning 3 February, to serve for the remainder of Al-Oqda’s term, until 23 November…
170 Egyptians deported from Libya
Egyptians deported from Libya for not having correct documentation, report says Egyptian workers preferred by Libyan companies
Presidential Palace sit-in attacked
Interior ministry claims attackers seeking revenge, not politically motivated
Palestinian delegation in Cairo ahead of Arab League meeting
Minister of Foreign Affairs holding a number of meetings to discuss Palestinian situation before ministerial meeting at the Arab League
Aswan clashes leave three tourists injured
Al-Koubaneya residents clash with the police and attack two cruise-ships, in protest at prison sentences
Israel plans 170 new settler homes in Jordan Valley
The Israeli government has moved forward aggressively in recent weeks with settlement construction plans in east Jerusalem and the West Bank, prompting angry condemnation from the Palestinians, and international criticism.
Syria calls peace envoy’s mission ‘useless’
Brahimi, who last week criticised a three-step solution announced in a rare speech by Assad, "represents the Turkish, US and Gulf states' position, and is not an objective mediator," said…
Six arrested in new India bus gang-rape case
The attack is disturbingly similar to the December 16 gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old student in Delhi, where five men are on trial in a case that has fuelled…