Egypt, Africa

SHARM AL-SHEIKH Wednesday, November 19, 2008 (IRIN) - Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt's glitzy coastal tourist resort, may seem an unlikely home for Bedouin...

Youssef Chahine, the Egyptian film director has died aged 82. He died from a cerebral hemorrhage in the early hours of the morning. Born in 1926,...

At least forty people are reported to have died and another fifty are injured after an accident at a level crossing in Egypt. A truck failed to stop...

An Egyptian military court sentenced 25 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood to jail on Tuesday - a verdict described by Amnesty...

The World Bank today approved a US$327.57 million Power Project for the Republic of Egypt where the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is...

Yemen’s government has launched a campaign to combat a virulent and potentially devastating wheat disease after the United Nations Food and...