A plague of locusts swept through Egypt a few weeks ago, an estimated 30 million of the critters. Egyptian officials tried to downplay the phenomenon, hoping to quash any biblical analogies. But more earthly indicators suggest that the blighted Egyptian … read more
The judge overseeing the lawsuit in which 26 people are accused of involvement in a Nasr City terrorist cell suspended the first session of the trial after arguments broke out among the defendants. Judge Shaaban Abdel Rahman al-Shamy also decided … read more
President Mohamed Morsy is set to announce a Cabinet reshuffle, a presidential aide said Saturday, but it is unlikely to meet opposition demands for a complete overhaul of the government. Morsy wrote on his Twitter account that he would make … read more
The spokesperson of the Egyptian military Colonel Ahmed Ali said the army will pay LE100,000 to families of four people who were killed Saturday evening in a construction accident in Souq El-Obour area in the Nasr City district of Cairo. … read more
Amid a heavy security presence, around 10 protesters gathered Saturday in front of the Qatari Embassy located in Giza’s Dokki district to protest what they described as the Gulf country’s “meddling” in Egyptian affairs. The protesters chanted against the Muslim … read more
A fire broke out at Sharq air force base near Cairo International Airport on saturday evening. Military and civilian firetrucks brought the blaze under control. The cause of the fire remains unknown. read more
Egypt’s minister of justice began Saturday investigating fresh corruption charges against ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his ex-housing minister, Ibrahim Soliman. Mubarak and Soliman are accused of squandering public funds worth LE2 billion through facilitating for a company the takeover … read more
Clashes ignited between members of the Muslim Brotherhood and opposition activists in Sidi Gaber late Friday afternoon near the Brotherhood’s administrative offices, after a march of opposition protesters arrived to the area. Both sides began pelting rocks at each other … read more
Al-Wafd Party’s supreme authority and members of its executive office headed by Dr. al-Sayed al-Badawi meet to discuss the party’s position on its members that did not adhere to the parliamentary run-off poll boycott decision, Wafd headquarters, Dokki, Giza, 8 … read more
A police officer in Upper Egypt’s governorate of Assiut fired at a family, protesting over alleged charges of gun possession against one of their relatives, in front of a police station, leaving one of its members dead. The policeman fired … read more