Egyptian military warned Sunday against any sit-ins or marches that impeded the referendum for the constitutional amendments next Saturday. “We must provide suitable environment to execute the referendum process in a civilized democratic manner,” a military source was quoted by … read more
Egyptian Finance Minister Samir Radwan said Sunday that raising minimum wages tops the new cabinet ‘s agenda, Xinhua informed. The government has cooperated with the international associations to get the best advices, recommendations and experiences to help Egypt to tackle … read more
The Egyptian armed forces have begun rebuilding the Two Martyrs Church in in Atfeeh, Helwan, says Ramses El Nagger the lawyer of the Egyptian Christian Orthodox Church. El Naggar said that military vehicles arrived early today to the site of … read more
As hundreds of Egyptian college students rallied at the iconic pyramids of Giza Friday to promote tourism, camel guide Salah Shabani stood to the side and looked on with sadness. It’s been two weeks since a popular uprising forced President … read more
Foreign ministers from the League of Arab nations are holding an extraordinary meeting Saturday in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, to find a solution to the crisis in Libya, sources close to the organization said. The meeting, requested by several Arab … read more
The Cabinet of the new Egyptian caretaker Premier, Engineer Essam Sharaf, reaffirmed here Friday that the restoration of security in the country was the top priority. Sharaf asserted that recovery of Egypt’s battered economy would only take place when people … read more
The ‘Zabaleen,’ the mostly Coptic Christians who famously live in and off of Cairo’s garbage, are reeling from a recent attack in which nine people from the neighborhood were killed. On Tuesday evening, when hundreds or even a few thousand … read more
Two men with political ties to Egypt’s former leader were arrested on charges related to orchestrating an assault on protesters in Tahrir Square by attackers riding horses and camels. A local prosecutor’s office on Saturday identified the two as Abdel … read more
The latest daily hotel performance figures for Cairo, Egypt, show the dramatic impact of the demonstrations and political changes on the capital’s hotel industry, according to data from STR Global, the leading provider of market data to the world’s hotel … read more
Egypt has launched a manhunt for thousands of prisoners who escaped during the last days of the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. Officials said the Interior Ministry has directed a search for more than 8,000 prisoners who broke out of … read more