Mohamed Mostafa
Palestinian radio eyes Guinness record for longest show
Egypt
November 27, 2014
Palestinian radio eyes Guinness record for longest show
A local Palestinian radio station is targeting a Guinness World Record after making the longest broadcast. Rayafm’s Talaat Elwy delivered a…
Egypt down 22 in FIFA ranking after Africa qualifier exit
Egypt
November 27, 2014
Egypt down 22 in FIFA ranking after Africa qualifier exit
Egypt has fallen in FIFA November rankings by 22 slots to 60th, with the top ten standings slightly changed, the…
Swedish grant seeks emboldenment of women in MENA
Egypt
November 27, 2014
Swedish grant seeks emboldenment of women in MENA
Sweden has declared a grant of more than LE85 million for activities that ensure gender equality and women rights in…
Egyptian nominated for Miss World 2014
Egypt
November 27, 2014
Egyptian nominated for Miss World 2014
Nineteen-year-old Egyptian Amina Ashraf is contesting in the Miss World 2014 competition scheduled for 14 December in London. “Currently a student,…
April 6 movement to boycott Islamist protests on Friday
Egypt
November 27, 2014
April 6 movement to boycott Islamist protests on Friday
The April 6 Youth Movement said Wednesday it was not going to partake in the 28 November protests called for…
Iraqi poet facing literature burning call gains campaign backing
Books
November 20, 2014
Iraqi poet facing literature burning call gains campaign backing
Supporters of Iraqi poet Saady Youssef have launched a campaign to defend him after fellow Iraqi intellectuals called to burn his works…
HRW says Sisi’s decree militarizes protesters’ prosecution
Egypt
November 17, 2014
HRW says Sisi’s decree militarizes protesters’ prosecution
US-based Human Rights Watch criticized on Monday a law decreed by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in October that granted military…
Orascom donates retrieved tax payments to Long Live Egypt fund
Business
November 13, 2014
Orascom donates retrieved tax payments to Long Live Egypt fund
OCI NV, the parent company of Orascom Construction Industries, said its board unanimously agreed Thursday to transfer LE2.5 billion-- an…
Egyptian NASA scientist slams media disregard to space landing achievement
Egypt
November 13, 2014
Egyptian NASA scientist slams media disregard to space landing achievement
An Egyptian researcher at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has slammed Egypt’s media disregard of the successful,…
April 6 movement says member died by police shot
Egypt
November 13, 2014
April 6 movement says member died by police shot
The April 6 Youth Movement has said one of its members was shot dead during protests in Giza on Wednesday. On…