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Russia revises ban on imports of Egyptian plant products
Business
September 27, 2016
Russia revises ban on imports of Egyptian plant products
Russia's food safety watchdog has revised its ban on imports of fruit and vegetables from Egypt after the lifting of…
Egypt proposes 17 measures to restart agricultural exports to Russia
Egypt
September 25, 2016
Egypt proposes 17 measures to restart agricultural exports to Russia
An Egyptian delegation of seven officials from the ministries of agriculture and trade is to start official negotiations with Russia…
Russia bans imports of Egyptian fruit and vegetables
Egypt
September 17, 2016
Russia bans imports of Egyptian fruit and vegetables
Russia's food safety watchdog has banned fruit and vegetable imports from Egypt over sanitary concerns, following an earlier decision by…
Strong anti-burqa sentiment in the sleepy Swiss canton of Ticino
World
July 17, 2016
Strong anti-burqa sentiment in the sleepy Swiss canton of Ticino
On July 1, Switzerland's southernmost canton of Ticino enforced a law banning the wearing of the burqa (traditional Islamic headdress…
Red Sea to ban use of illegal fishing methods in January
Egypt
December 2, 2015
Red Sea to ban use of illegal fishing methods in January
The Red Sea natural reserves' authorities plan to ban the use of nylon nets and fishing rifles starting January 2016. The…
Privately-owned channels ban Zamalek Club chief from TV
Egypt
November 2, 2015
Privately-owned channels ban Zamalek Club chief from TV
The Visual and Audible Media Industry Chamber has announced that it is banning Zamalek Club chief and lawyer Mortada Mansour…
Faculty members object to niqab ban in lecture halls
Egypt
October 7, 2015
Faculty members object to niqab ban in lecture halls
Cairo University faculty members who wear the niqab denounced a recent decision by university President Gaber Nasser to ban the…
Jordan bans entry of dissident MB leader
Egypt
September 9, 2015
Jordan bans entry of dissident MB leader
The Jordanian authorities banned dissident Muslim Brotherhood leader and member of the National Council for Human Rights Kamal al-Helbawy from…
Cairo municipality considers total ban of tuk-tuks
Egypt
August 16, 2015
Cairo municipality considers total ban of tuk-tuks
The Cairo municipality is considering banning tuk-tuks in all districts, following the initial ban that was implemented in the western…
Tuk-tuks officially banned in downtown Cairo
Egypt
July 29, 2015
Tuk-tuks officially banned in downtown Cairo
Governor of Cairo Galal Mostafa al-Saeed issued a statement Wednesday on the decision to ban tuk-tuks in downtown Cairo, as…