The Giza Criminal Court set 3 December to issue a verdict in former Culture Minister Farouk Hosni’s corruption trial. He would be banned from travel in the meantime. “Only weak souls make illicit gains,” Hosni said in his defense during … read more
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has called on members and supporters to participate in mass rallies planned for Friday by a number of Islamist parties and groups to demand a constitutional article calling for the application of Islamic Law. Leading Brotherhood figures … read more
Vice-chairman of the Salafist Nour Party Yosri Hammad stated on Wednesday that his party will not be joining Friday’s planned protest on Tahrir Square demanding the implementation of Islamic Sharia law in Egypt’s constitution. “More effort in educating Muslims about … read more
Egyptian Prosecutor-General Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud submitted an official letter to the ministries of telecommunications, information and the interior on Wednesday ordering that measures be adopted to ban pornographic websites in Egypt based on a 2009 court order to this effect. In … read more
Freedom and Justice Party Vice-Chairman Essam El-Erian has said he doubts US foreign policy in the Middle East will change following the re-election of President Barack Obama on Wednesday. “It is more important that the people [of Egypt] depend upon … read more
In 2011, 2.4 million babies were born in Egypt, a figure that is slightly larger from 2010, latest data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) showed on Tuesday. This translates into a small growth in birth … read more
The Salafi Dawah led a number of rallies featuring notable Salafi preachers across Egypt seeking to boost the Nour Party’s popularity ahead of the parliamentary elections. A source close to the Salafi Dawah said the preachers, including Yasser Borhamy, Saeed … read more
The Tanta Prosecution in the Nile Delta governorate of Gharbiya detained a police lieutenant for 15 days Tuesday pending investigation on charges that he detained a man in his apartment, leading to his fall from the fifth floor. The prosecutor … read more
Civil protection forces in Giza put out a fire in the Sheraton Hotel in Dokki, Cairo on Tuesday. The public prosecution has started investigating the incident. Initial reports indicate that the fire destroyed a restaurant overlooking the Nile and a … read more
Hundreds of truck drivers across the country continued their strike for the second day and blocked roads across the country Tuesday in protest against tax increases. In Sharqiya, the protesters blocked the roads leading to Kafr Saqr, where the largest … read more