ABC News Croatian Man Kidnapped in Egypt; Said to Be Energy Worker A Croatian man has been kidnapped in Egypt by an unidentified armed group, Croatia's foreign ministry said Friday. The man was abducted Wednesday in Cairo while traveling to work for a French company, the foreign ministry said in a statement. It did not name the company. The statement said an armed group stopped the company car, forced the man out and drove away. The man was identified only by his initials T.S., born in 1984. The foreign ministry said it has contacted the man's family and Egyptian authorities. Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/croatian-man-kidnapped-egypt-energy-worker-32664548 Swiss Info Death toll in Nile boat collision rises to 31 - Egyptian health ministry The death toll from a boat collision on Egypt's Nile River Wednesday has risen to 31, a ministry of health spokesperson told Reuters on Friday. The accident occurred on the Nile near Giza, across the river from Cairo, when a barge collided with and overturned a small recreational boat carrying tens of passengers on Wednesday evening. Read more: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/reuters/death-toll-in-nile-boat-collision-rises-to-31---egyptian-health-ministry/41566802 Al Monitor Egyptian diplomat: Nuclear deal 'no huge victory' for Tehran Egyptian ambassador to Beirut Mohammad Badr al-Din Zayed said that the political leadership and religious symbols realize that it is necessary to root out radical religious discourse, and he accused political Islam of impeding democratic development in Egypt. In an interview with Al-Hayat, Zayed noted that he was confident that within a not-so-long period of time, there will be profound shifts toward realizing democratic life in Egypt. Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2015/07/egypt-ambassador-lebanon-zayed-iran-deal-saudi-arabia.html#ixzz3gt4KSMxV Yahoo News Top Egypt militant urges holy war against Egyptian president A former army officer who is one of Egypt's most wanted militants called on his fellow countrymen to wage holy war against President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, describing him as a "new pharaoh" in a new recording. The call purportedly by the militant, Hisham el-Ashmawi, marks at least the third time a former military officer has been named as a suspect in major attacks against troops in recent months, a reflection of the increasing polarization in Egyptian society. It also suggests a new insurgent group has joined the fighting in the country's lawless Sinai Peninsula. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/top-egypt-militant-urges-holy-war-against-egyptian-112420855.html
