Copts United

Egyptâ€™s politics digest June 21

Egypt, France begin Cleopatra 2016 naval exercises using Mistral helicopter carrier

Egypt purchased two Mistral carriers from France totalling 950 million euros

Egypt supports Bahrain in measures taken to maintain internal stability

Bahrain revoked the citizenship of the countryâ€™s most prominent Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, as well as recently suspending the largest Shia political group, Al-Wefaq

Roundup of Egypt's press headlines on Jun. 21, 2016

Egypt supports Bahrain in measures taken to maintain internal stability

Bahrain revoked the citizenship of the countryâ€™s most prominent Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, as well as recently suspending the largest Shia political group, Al-Wefaq

EgyptAir offers $25,000 'temporary' compensation for every family of flight MS804 victims

EgyptAir agreed with insurance companies to compensate each family of the victims of flight MS804 with $25,000, chairman and CEO of EgyptAir holding company Safwat Mosallam said on Monday.

Russian delegation to inspect Egyptian airport security expected to arrive: official

CAIRO, Jun 20 (Aswat Masriya) - Egypt's aviation ministry is expecting the arrival of a Russian delegation to inspect security measures in Egypt airports, said the chairman of the Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation (EHCAAN) on Monday.

Record 65.3 Million People Were Displaced Last Year: UNHCR

GENEVA (Reuters) - A record 65.3 million people were uprooted worldwide last year, many of them fleeing wars only to face walls, tougher laws and xenophobia as they reach borders, the United Nations refugee agency said on Monday.

Egypt demands second tranche of loans from African Development Bank

CAIRO, Jun 20 (Aswat Masriya) - Egypt's international cooperation minister, Sahar Nasr, renewed on Monday her calls to the African Development Bank (AfDB) to hand over the second half of their over $500 million loan to Egypt before next September.

Egyptâ€™s Business digest June 20:

Egyptian actor Ahmed Ezz sentenced to 3 years in prison for defaming actress Zeina

EgyptAir crash: Tests begin on MS804 flight recorders

Investigators are subjecting the flight recorders from the EgyptAir jet which crashed last month to electrical tests before analysis can begin.

45-day detention renewed for Doctors Syndicate activist Taher Mokhtar

Mokhtar and his two roommates have been detained since 14 January on charges of calling for protest and 'overthrowing the regime'

Egypt court sentences Mursi to 40 yrs, six others to death in Qatar espionage case

CAIRO, Jun 18 (Aswat Masriya) - The Cairo criminal court sentenced on Saturday six defendants in the Qatar espionage case to death and handed former president Mohamed Mursi 40 years in prison.

EgyptAir crash: Second black box from flight MS804 recovered from wreckage in Mediterranean Sea

The second black box from a crashed EgyptAir plane has reportedly been found in the Mediterranean Sea.

Egypt recovers two artefacts seized by Israel

The Egyptian Antiquities Authority announced yesterday its recovery of two ancient artefacts dating back to the time of the pharaohs that had been seized by Israel

Egyptian ministry of education temporarily suspends licensing of international schools

The suspension will continue until the ministry can create new regulations to govern international schools in Egypt

EgyptAir Flight MS804's cockpit voice recorder damaged, officials say

CAIRO, June 16 (UPI) -- Although searchers have located one of the "black boxes" from EgyptAir Flight MS804, it might not provide the answers investigators hope it will.

Shukri discusses islands agreement, Ethiopia dam and terrorism

Egyptâ€™s foreign minister said on Tuesday that the future of the maritime border demarcation agreement signed with Saudi Arabia is dependent on the parliament's decision after its review.

Roundup of Egypt's press headlines on Jun. 17, 2016