Egypt’s Citadel to grow staple crops in South Sudan
By Ulf Laessing / Reuters JUBA: A unit of Egyptian private equity firm Citadel Capital plans to cultivate up to 40,000 acres of farmland in South Sudan to sell staple foods…
Pope Shenouda buried, Christians anxious
By Hamza Hendawi and Maggie Michael / AP WADI NATROUN: Pope Shenouda III, a giant figure for 40 years at the helm of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, has been laid to…
Pivoting from the military ‘option’ back to diplomacy
By Barbara Slavin WASHINGTON: After months of sabre-rattling rhetoric by Iran, Israel and the United States, there seems to be a collective, and welcome, time out. Since President Barack Obama’s March…
Israel says clearing out ravaged Cairo embassy
By AFP JERUSALEM: Movers on Wednesday were clearing out the remaining contents from Israel's former embassy in Cairo, ransacked by protesters last September, the Israeli foreign ministry told AFP. "They…
Admin court to rehear Samira Ibrahim’s case
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: The Administrative Court will rehear the case brought against Egypt’s military judiciary by activist Samira Ibrahim for referring her to a military trial. The court ordered…
Campaign silence law violated as MP pushes to amend it
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Laws limiting campaigning to three weeks prior to the presidential election are proving hard to follow as candidates work on collecting the required 30,000 endorsements and, in…
Thousands flock to Pope Shenouda’s funeral, burial
By Agencies ST BISHOY MONASTERY: Egypt's Coptic Pope Shenuda was laid to rest on Tuesday in a monastery in the Egyptian desert, amid hysterical scenes as thousands of mourners mobbed…
PA committee agrees to annul article 6 of military judicial law
By Heba Fahmy and Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: The legislative Committee in the People's Assembly (PA) agreed Monday to annul article 6 of the military judicial law, which gives the president…
Coupon system to distribute butane gas cylinders, says minister
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Butane gas cylinders will be available though the subsidized coupon system in a couple of months, Egypt’s supply minister said. Through the coupon system, citizens will buy…
Egypt begins local production of FMD vaccine
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Egypt began local production of the vaccine to combat foot and mouth disease (FMD) as the rate of infection has significantly decelerated, said Agriculture Minister Mohamed Reda.…