Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Al Qaida is believed to have assassinated a leading security official in Egypt. The Interior Ministry said a senior official was killed in Cairo on Jan. 28. The ministry identified the target as Maj. Gen. Mohammed Said, who headed the ministry’s technical bureau. “This will only fuel the determination of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Islamist insurgents have assassinated a senior official responsible for the Egyptian crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. Egyptian sources said a senior Interior Ministry official responsible for counter-insurgency policy has been assassinated. The sources identified the official as Col. Mohammed Mabrouk, shot outside his home in Cairo’s Nasser City on Nov. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has advanced in negotiations to repay its $6 billion debt to foreign energy companies. Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi said Egypt was drafting a schedule for the repayment of its $6 billion debt to Arab and Western energy companies. Beblawi acknowledged that the debt has suspended foreign energy investment plans […]