Anonymous gunmen attacked the Rayesa checkpoint on Arish-Rafah international road in North Sinai on Thursday morning, the 38th such attack since the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak in February 2011. Eyewitnesses told state-run MENA news agency that the gunmen … read more
Egypt’s strategic stocks of wheat have fallen to 2.207 million tons, enough to last 89 days, a Cabinet report said on Wednesday as the top global importer struggles to ensure supply through an economic and political crisis. Economic turmoil and … read more
A young Egyptian man, Karim Farghali, verbally attacked Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie late on Monday as the latter was having dinner with his family at a restaurant in the City Stars shopping mall in Cairo’s Nasr City district. … read more
Egypt has fallen to the lowest rank out of 140 countries evaluated in terms of safety and security just behind Pakistan, Chad and Yemen, in the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Travel and Tourism (T&T) Competitiveness index, released last week. Egypt’s … read more
Cairo’s emergency court will look into the lawsuit that seeks to revoke the American citizenship of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s son and daughter on Monday. Their passport, argues attorney Tarek Mahmoud who filed the case, can be a means by … read more
The Sunday announcement by Egyptian Prosecutor-General Talaat Abdullah that citizens have the right to arrest “vandals” has caused a firestorm of controversy. “Egypt’s prosecutor-general urges all citizens to exercise the right afforded them by Article 37 of Egypt’s criminal procedure … read more
Civil protection forces in Cairo controlled a fire that broke out at the Administrative Control Authority in Nasr City. The fire started on the tenth floor, according to investigators, destroying all of the floor’s contents, including offices, documents and devices. … read more
Egypt’s Coalition to Support Tourism (CST) condemns the prosecutor-general’s decision to allow citizens’ arrests announced on Sunday, arguing it raises many worries among tourists. Many tourism agents called the head of the CST, Ehab Moussa in alarm. He tells Ahram … read more
The president is looking for a successor to Prime Minister Hesham Qandil, considering initiatives from the Wasat and Nour parties recommending a Cabinet reshuffle and a national consensus government, presidential sources said. A Muslim Brotherhood source said Interior Minister Mohamed … read more
Egyptian Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim slammed acts of vandalism that followed the announcement of Saturday’s Port Said court ruling, asserting at a Sunday press conference that police had not fired a single bullet since the second anniversary of the 25 … read more