Facebook statistics on activity on the social media site in 2013 has revealed Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa featured among the most popular “check in” sites, while Nelson Mandela was among the top 10 most talked about topics of the … read more
Cairo Governor Galal El-Saied has ordered the closure of five popular fast food restaurants in Maadi due to concerns over public safety standards, according to a press statement released on Monday. El-Saied said McDonalds, The Bakery, Mo’men, Gad and Al … read more
Students of a university in Cairo and supporters of Egypt’s ousted president set security vehicles on fire Monday, sending police chasing them into their campus with armored vehicles and tear gas and arresting dozens, the interior ministry said. It was … read more
A precious statue of Ankhesom, the sister of ancient Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun, that was stolen from a museum this summer has been recovered, a minister said. Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said police traced the more than 2,500-year-old limestone figurine … read more
(Reuters) – Egypt will hold a referendum on a new constitution in the middle of January, a government minister told the state-run Al-Ahram newspaper on Monday. Hany Mahmoud, minister of state for administrative development, said the vote would be held … read more
Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy has decided to form a committee to review the pardons given by deposed President Mohamed Morsy for prisoners under his rule from 30 June 2012 to 3 July 2013. Beblawy’s decision issued in the official gazette … read more
Egyptian troops on Monday (December 9th) killed a leader of an al-Qaeda-inspired armed group that operates in the Sinai Peninsula and that has claimed attacks against security forces, AFP reported. Ibrahim Mohammed Salaima, also known as Abu Suhaib, a “field … read more
A truck carrying petrol in northern Egypt crashed into a mini-bus and exploded into a ball of fire on Monday, killing at least 13 people, security officials said. The crash, which also left several passengers aboard the mini-bus injured, occurred … read more
Servicing Cairo cars for a living, I have taken care of everything from massive Toyota Land Cruisers to the little Fiat 127, (yes I do have a expat lady who drives around her little 127 – never leaves Maadi though … read more
An Italian court has convicted an Egyptian Muslim cleric who was kidnapped as part of a CIA-led rendition program of terrorism charges. The court in Milan on Friday sentenced Abu Omar, originally known as Osama Mustafa Hassan, in absentia to … read more