site.news_by_theme Egypt

Egypt's liquor stores are under growing pressure to stop selling alcohol, they say, not from the country's Islamist government, but from society itself.

Australian cattle exporters said they had suspended live shipments to Egypt Saturday after abattoir footage shot by animal rights activists showed "horrific" mistreatment of cows.

The International Monetary Fund and Egypt hope to conclude talks for a loan deal "in the coming weeks".

The retrial of Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak begins on Saturday in Cairo, with the fate of the ousted strongman largely eclipsed by the deadly turmoil and economic woes gripping the country.

Kazakhstan ambassador to Egypt Berik Aryn met with chairman of Egypt's consultative council Ahmed Fahmy to discuss cooperation of the two countries in law-making.

The United States has "real concerns" about the direction being taken by the Egyptian government following recent arrests and political violence.

Faced with a spike in sexual violence against female protesters, Egyptian women are overcoming stigma and recounting painful testimonies to force silent authorities and a reticent society to confront "sexual terrorism."

Egyptian University of the Islamic Culture Nur-Mubarak in Almaty changed its name to Kazakh-Egyptian Islamic University Nur.

18-y.o. Abdrakhmanova of Kazakhstan has already taken part in different pageants, including the Fresh Faces in 2012.

US President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Morsi has a "responsibility to protect" the democratic principles advanced by the 2011 uprising.

A hot air balloon caught fire and exploded as it was flying over Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor on Tuesday, killing 19 tourists.

Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei warned of chaos in the troubled nation if parliamentary polls go ahead in April, as protesters demonstrated in Cairo against Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.

Senior Muslim clerics in Egypt believe Pope Benedict XVI's abrupt resignation could reopen the way for dialogue with the Catholic Church, severed after Benedict's controversial 2006 remarks on the Muslim prophet.

The 12th OIC summit finished in Cairo. Kazakhstan delegation was led by Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov.

Thousands of protesters clashed with police in several Egyptian provinces in rallies calling on Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to fulfil the goals of the revolt that brought him to power.

The Kazakhstan delegation is led by Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov.

President Mohamed Morsi declared a state of emergency in three provinces hit by rioting which has left dozens dead, warning he was ready to take further steps to confront threats to Egypt's security.

Huge crowds were expected to demonstrate in Egypt on Friday for the second anniversary of the revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak and brought in an Islamist government, at a time of political tensions and economic woes.

It has been called the world's oldest recorded disease, an evil that humans have known for more than 3,500 years, as papyri from ancient Egypt testify.

The Cairo cafe is packed with patrons in stitches as television host Bassem Youssef fires his caustic criticism at President Mohamed Morsi, but post-revolution media freedoms have proved no laughing matter for some.
- Society
- sales
- news
- Middle East & Africa
- alcohol
- export
- cattle
- Australia
- Asia Pacific
- loan
- IMF
- finance
- trial
- Hosni Mubarak
- Kazakhstan
- Kazakh
- cooperation
- United States
- Secretary of State
- Mohamed Morsi
- Government
- concern
- Americas
- women
- sexual violence
- Protest
- university
- Education
- Islam
- religion
- Almaty
- pageant
- democracy
- Barack Obama
- tourist
- explosion
- city
- Parliament
- opposition
- resignation
- Pope Benedict XVI
- opinion
- Muslim
- summit
- OIC
- Cairo
- unrest
- politicians
- demonstration
- Foreign Ministry
- security
- people
- emergency situations
- revolution
- Islamist
- anniversary
- drug
- disease
- ancient
- politics
- media
- critics