Protesters briefly clashed with security forces in front of the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace on Friday afternoon after the Armed Forces removed the concrete wall that has blocked Merghany Street since the recent wave of protests against the 22 November Constitutional … read more
Jama’a al-Islamiya and the Construction and Development Party are discussing plans to take to the streets on 25 January to celebrate the new Constitution and show their support for President Mohamed Morsy, group spokesperson Tarek al-Zomor said on Friday. They … read more
The Justice Ministry is in the midst of preparing 63 new bills, including a bill on corruption, a law to establish an Economic and Social Council, a law regulating NGOs and a law regulating bids and tenders, said ministry spokesperson … read more
An Egyptian police officer and six recruits were wounded on Friday when gunmen attacked their patrol in the Sinai Peninsula, security officials said. The patrol had been tasked with protecting the cross-Sinai pipeline that supplies Egyptian gas to Israel and … read more
Egypt will reduce half street lights in order to save 700 megawatts of power worth LE6 billion ($920,000), the state-run daily newspaper Al-Ahram reported today. Al-Ahram added that Ahmed Imam, who took office as Minister of Electricity and Energy last … read more
The Cabinet’s proposed anti-corruption program could save the country up to US$4 billion, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ashraf al-Araby said Thursday. In his interview the Turkish Anadolu news agency, however, Araby did not release any details about the … read more
Protesters in Tahrir Square opened the roads to traffic on Thursday for the first time in over 55 days. The move came following negotiations between the Interior Ministry and popular committees. Protesters removed the iron barriers and wires that had … read more
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi held a number of meetings in Cairo on Thursday during his visit to discuss bilateral relations between Iran and Egypt. “Rapprochement between Cairo and Tehran does not mean being against the interests of others. … read more
Qatar has proposed new investments in East Port Said and the North Coast that could be worth up to US$18 billion, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said on Thursday. There has not been a conclusive agreement on the proposal, however, he … read more
Lawyer Abdallah Rabee has filed a complaint against President Mohamed Morsy, accusing him of “assaulting the judicial authority and dismissing the former top prosecutor in violation of the law.” On Thursday the minister of justice assigned a judge to investigate … read more