Egyptian Ahmad Khalil tweets [ar]: الكهرباء قطعت من الساعة 9.5 وبالتالى النت قطع ، لعلك سعيد يا ريس مرسى ؟؟ نحن نعيش فى العتمه والقادم اسؤأ @ahmad_khalil:The electricity…
- 3 days ago, 22 May 13, 8:42am -

Palestinian Anas Hamra, from Gaza, claims he got his Kentucky Fried Chicken delivered – after a seven hour wait. His story tallies with a recent New York Times report which says that Gazans are getting their KFC deliveries, from Al Arish, in Egypt,…
- 6 days ago, 18 May 13, 10:15pm -

Supported by Ford Foundation and the British Council, Cluster has recently launched the Cairo Urban Initiatives Platform (CUIP), the first resource of its kind in Egypt. Written by محمد عادل · Translated by Mohamed Adel · View original post…
- 14 days ago, 11 May 13, 8:54am -

Kuwaiti Hamad Al Sabah tweets: @hmalsabah: Twitter is finally allowing Arabic hashtags to trend worldwide #كلام_مصري_مترجم pic.twitter.com/tb84Nkrk94 Netizens are using the hashtag, which translates to Egyptian Talk Translated, to transl…
- 29 days ago, 25 Apr 13, 11:46pm -

The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression, in Egypt, issued a “legal guide to digital security” as part of its digital freedoms programme. The guide was produced for campaigners and human rights activists and lawyers interested in fre…
- 32 days ago, 22 Apr 13, 7:04pm -

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, currently in space aboard the International Space Station, is sharing pictures of breath-taking views from around the world on Twitter. Here are a few shots he shares of the Middle East from space.
- 36 days ago, 18 Apr 13, 8:33pm -

Carmen Weinstein, Egypt's Jewish community leader, has died at the age of 82. Zeinobia, at Egyptian Chronicles, collects reactions from the funeral service, which gathered a lot of media attention: There is a huge surprising media presence as well se…
- 36 days ago, 18 Apr 13, 7:55pm -

Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi has left a stench – on Twitter. Blogger and activist Nawara Negm started the hash tag #حموا_الرئيس [ar], which translates to “Give the President a Bath, after reading in a Lebanese newspaper that some G…
- 36 days ago, 18 Apr 13, 7:17pm -

Hesham Qandil, Egypt's Prime Minister, is an illustruous expert in healthcare issues as attested by, e.g. his insightful comments about ‘dirty boobs breastfeeding’. The Prime Minister delivered another priceless advice to Twitter users, this time…
- 43 days ago, 12 Apr 13, 10:16am -

Satirist Bassem Youssef tweets: A new investigation started against me accusing me of: insulting Islam(again), spreading atheism & insulting Pakistan #LOL He was recently accused of insulting Islam and Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in his TV progr…
- 45 days ago, 9 Apr 13, 7:26pm -

After seven Egyptian soldiers were released on Wednesday, a military source on Thursday denied rumors that the Armed Forces had struck a compromise with their kidnappers.The idea that, in return for the release of the soldiers, convicts who threaten…
- 2 days ago, 23 May 13, 4:05pm -

The head of Egypt's National Council for Women Mervat al-Tallawy met Wednesday with members of a new special unit of female police officers formed by the Interior Ministry to combat violence against women.Tallawy praised the Interior Minister’s de…
- 3 days ago, 22 May 13, 4:00pm -

The Assiut Criminal Court sentenced four defendants to death and another one to ten years on Wednesday, after finding them guilty of the murder of a priest in February 2011.State-run agency MENA reported that one of the four defendants was handed…
- 3 days ago, 22 May 13, 2:15pm -

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy has called on political powers and Egyptians to engage in dialogue and on militants who possess weapons to turn them in.Morsy spoke to the press on Wednesday morning at the Almaza airforce base in Cairo, where he rec…
- 3 days ago, 22 May 13, 1:08pm -

The North Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday acquitted seven policemen accused of killing one protester and injuring 11 others in the Cairo neighborhood of Marg during the 25 January revolution.It was the second time for the case to appear in that co…
- 3 days ago, 22 May 13, 11:00am -

The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip reopened on Wednesday morning after five days of closure, following the release of seven Egyptian soldiers kidnapped last week in Sinai.Border police working at the land crossing ended the p…
- 3 days ago, 22 May 13, 9:24am -

Power went out more than once at the Cairo International Airport on Wednesday, causing some X-ray machines to go out of order.Official sources at the airport said electricity was cut twice at Arrival Hall 3 on Tuesday, prompting passengers to use th…
- 3 days ago, 22 May 13, 9:13am -

Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were released on Wednesday, ending a crisis that has highlighted lawlessness in the desert peninsula bordering Israel.Security sources said the men were…
- 3 days ago, 22 May 13, 8:43am -

Egypt's army and police stepped up roadblocks in an area of northern Sinai as they tried to track down militant Islamists who kidnapped seven security officers last week, a security source said on Tuesday.The militants seized the men on a road betwe…
- 4 days ago, 21 May 13, 4:32pm -

On Monday, the Republican Guard started to increase security measures in the area surrounding the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace, in anticipation of mass protests planned by revolutionary groups who oppose President Mohamed Morsy of the Muslim Brot…
- 4 days ago, 21 May 13, 2:33pm -

CAIRO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Egyptian group Orascom ConstructionIndustries has stopped two fertiliser production linesat its Egyptian Fertiliser Co subsidiary because of gas supplyproblems.
- 6 Nov 12, 9:06am -

* To focus on MidEast, Turkey and other frontier markets (Recasts, adds details)
- 6 Nov 12, 8:31am -

* Previous Shell concession broken up into smaller blocks
- 6 Nov 12, 7:50am -

* Pricing of gas found in deep waters will be re-evaluated
- 6 Nov 12, 6:53am -

* Dana trustee asked holders to decide on action on Monday
- 6 Nov 12, 5:57am -

DUBAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Here are factors that may affectMiddle East stock markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verifiedthe press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy. INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL * GLOBAL MARKETS- Cautio…
- 6 Nov 12, 4:05am -

WADI EL-NATRUN, Egypt, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The new CopticOrthodox pope said on Monday that a constitution being draftedby Egypt's politicians must be inclusive and the church wouldoppose any text that only addressed one part of theMuslim-majority n…
- 5 Nov 12, 10:13pm -

* Air strike kills 20 rebels in Idlib -opposition watchdog
- 5 Nov 12, 5:09pm -

CAIRO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Egypt's foreign reserves rose by$441 million in October after loans from Qatar and Turkey helpedshore up state funds weakened by almost two years of politicalturmoil.
- 5 Nov 12, 4:12pm -

DUBAI, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Bahrain Telecommunications Co will book a one-off gain of 4.5 million dinars ($12million) after a regulatory penalty was reduced on appeal,potentially helping it stem a sustained drop in profitability.
- 5 Nov 12, 2:00pm -

Just as Egypt's revolution took the world by surprise, so did President Mohamed Morsy's unexpected assertion of presidential power so soon after he came into office.
- 21 Aug 12, 9:23pm -

Ten Yemeni militants infiltrated Egyptian soil two months ago and trained local Jihadi cells in the Sinai peninsula, a security official said Friday.
- 18 Aug 12, 6:35am -

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy's surprising move to amass substantially more power has triggered demonstrations on both sides and accusations that he is effectively anointing himself with "imperial" authority.
- 13 Aug 12, 9:09pm -

The new President of Egypt is taking the concept of getting work done in the first 100 days in office very seriously.
- 13 Aug 12, 7:54pm -

Eleven Palestinians have been arrested in the past two days in Egypt's Sinai area, where clashes have erupted in recent days between militants and security forces, a senior Egyptian security official said Saturday.
- 11 Aug 12, 4:45pm -

Ayman Kandeel grabs the producer of a television network and smacks the lanky young man, cursing angrily.
- 11 Aug 12, 4:47am -

Masked gunmen on motorbikes fired at a police station in North Sinai early Friday in the latest in a string of violent acts in the area, a police official who is not authorized to speak to the media told CNN.
- 10 Aug 12, 5:29pm -

This week Marketplace Middle East focuses on the relationship between Israel and the "new" Egypt.
- 10 Aug 12, 1:37pm -

Masked gunmen on motorbikes fired early Friday at a police station in North Sinai in the latest in a string of violent acts in the area, a police official who is not authorized to speak to the media told CNN.
- 10 Aug 12, 8:04am -

Masked gunmen launched six simultaneous attacks in Egypt's North Sinai early Wednesday, wounding a police officer and a civilian, said Gen. Ahmed Bakr, head of North Sinai security.
- 8 Aug 12, 7:44pm -