Egypt will implement its delayed plans to ration subsidized fuel through a system of smart cards at the beginning of July, the country’s minister of petroleum and mineral resources said on Monday. Egypt’s government is in the process of reforming … read more
December at a protest against Egyptian president Muhammad Morsi in Egypt, it is alleged that an unveiled Christian woman was standing with other demonstrators when a hard-line Salafi fundamentalist came up to her and said “Cover your face you harlot!” … read more
Uneasy clam has descended Tuesday morning on the city of Mahalla, in the Nile Delta, after clashes renewed Monday night for a fourth day. Protesters converging at a local police station in Gharbiya governorate threw stones and Molotov cocktail. In … read more
The process of ratifying a new elections law could take at least 45 days despite plans to call for parliamentary polls within coming weeks, said Mamdouh Ramzi, member of the constitutional and legislative committee in the Shura Council, the upper … read more
Saad al-Katatny, the president of the Freedom and Justice Party, will meet with leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood at the residence of Khairat al-Shater, the deputy supreme guide, on Tuesday to brief them on his meeting with Mohamed ElBaradei, the … read more
Armed Forces spokesperson Ahmed Mohamed Ali has denied rumors about the dismissal of Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and urged the media to be accurate when dealing with issues related to the Armed Forces, so as not to jeopardize national … read more
The Egypt Independent, an Egyptian English-language weekly published by Al-Masry Al-Youm news organisation, announced on Monday that Al-Masry Al-Youm had agreed to reverse an earlier decision to “immediately” close down the weekly publication. In a Monday statement on Facebook, Egypt … read more
The Egyptian pound will not collapse and its incremental depreciation has stabilized, a senior aide to President Mohamed Morsy said on Sunday. Essam Haddad, Morsy’s deputy chief of staff and foreign policy adviser, told Reuters in an interview that he … read more
Three people who suffered birdshot wounds and suffered breathing problems were admitted to Mahalla Public Hospital following clashes that broke out between protesters and security forces around a Mahalla police station, a medical source at the Health Department in Gharbiya … read more
More than 100 members of the ‘Ultras Ahlawy’ – hardcore fans of Cairo football club Ahly – stormed a Cairo sports club on Sunday where they assaulted members of a visiting youth volleyball team from the canal city of Port … read more