Sherif Ismail

Russian aircraft disintegrates in midair before crash

 The Russian aircraft disintegrated in midair before it crashed over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, state-run Ahram newspaper reported on Sunday.

Nov 02, 2015, 01:29 AM IST

Egypt's Sisi swears in new government, keeps ministers in key posts

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi kept his finance, investment and interior ministers in a new government sworn in on Saturday, state news agency MENA reported, as he tries to rebuild an economy battered by Islamist militant violence.

Sep 19, 2015, 12:55 PM IST

Egypt's president asks oil minister to form new cabinet after govt resigns

 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday asked Oil Minister Sherif Ismail to form a new cabinet within one week after the government submitted its resignation, a statement from the presidency said.

Sep 12, 2015, 17:56 PM IST