• Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Reporters Without Borders condemns growing Egyptian government control over the media, especially the broadcast media. Egypt already has a repressive press law and a state of emergency law that has been in effect since 1981. In November, parliament is due to examine a new broadcasting bill that is causing further concern. At the same time, several production companies working with foreign satellite TV stations have already been censored this year.
• Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Kenya's chances of lifting the Africa Junior Women Volleyball Championship title were dealt a major blow when they lost 3-1 to Egypt in a pulsating clash at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani.
• Monday, September 08th, 2008
The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt yesterday said it delivered to the Ethiopian Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency 40 tons of food, via four cargo planes, as an Emergency Humanitarian Assistance to combat drought in the country.
• Friday, September 05th, 2008
The United Nations cultural agency announced today it will help Egypt build an innovative underwater museum in the Bay of Alexandria on the site of archaeological remains thousands of years old.
• Friday, September 05th, 2008
ANHRI reports from the Borg Al-Arab prison, in the Alexandrian desert, that Karim Amer, an author imprisoned for exercising his freedom of expression, has been subjected to significant ill-treatment.
• Thursday, September 04th, 2008
Egyptian fund for technical cooperation has presented ninety tonnes of rice and four hundred cartoons of cooking oil to the people and government of Sierra Leone.
• Thursday, September 04th, 2008
An Egyptian ship has been seized by pirates on Thursday off Somali coast, officials said.
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