This week’s Eid al-Adha holidays saw 727 cases of verbal and sexual harassment reported across Egypt, typically taking place in public gathering places, malls and movie theaters, beaches and squares, said security sources on Monday. The “Seen Harassment” activist initiative … read more
Egypt has secured oil supplies for the rest of the year, despite fears about its ability to make payments, from a small number of Western suppliers who have agreed to deliver unusual grades of crude for hefty premiums, market sources … read more
Investigations into the recently arrested members of a Nasr City terrorist cell suggest that the suspects were targeting state institutions in greater Cairo and the coastal areas, including the Interior Ministry. They were also planning a series of assassinations, authorities … read more
Pro-Sharia demonstrations planned for Friday 2 November may be postponed following announcements by several Islamist parties, including the Muslim Brotherhood, the Nour Party and the Asala Party, that they would not take part. “We will decide on Tuesday,” said Mohamed … read more
Egyptian military planes broke the sound barrier in Cairo early on Monday morning, surprising residents, in what a military spokesman said was a test of the country’s air defence systems. Startled Egyptians were woken at dawn as deafening military crafts … read more
Prosecutors in Aswan are investigating last night’s Nile River oil spill to determine the cause and source of the accident. Acting Governor Mohamed Mostafa said that as of Sunday afternoon, the oil slick is evaporating and is now only 5 … read more
Egyptian non-Islamist groups are calling protests beginning 19 November to mark the one-year anniversary of fatal clashes on Cairo’s Mohamed Mahmoud Street. Prolonged street battles erupted between protesters in November 2011 after security forces tried to violently disperse a sit-in … read more
Hundreds of small retail shops were destroyed early Sunday morning when a fire ripped through a large outdoor market in Egypt’s coastal Masra Matrouh governorate. Fire-fighters who arrived at the market – commonly known as the ‘Libya Market’ – failed … read more
An Egyptian movement started to thwart sexual harassment during Eid Al-Adha has recorded 300 attempted attacks during the first two days of the holiday. The initiative, dubbed ‘Catch the Harasser’, began on the first day of Eid, with volunteers working … read more
Egypt air has cancelled its daily flights to and from New York city because of hurricane Sandy which is expected to make its full impact on the Eastern United States Monday night. read more