Everyone in Cairo knows that power cuts are about more than just sitting in the dark. Living in a desert climate brings a set of challenges not faced by people in cooler climes. The air conditioning goes off. The ceiling … read more
Novelist Hamid Abdel Samad was kidnapped on Sunday night, his brother Mahmoud Abdel Samad told Youm7. The Ministry of Interior appointed special guards to protect Hamid after he was threatened by Islamists many times but he was in a special … read more
This section is more “humor” in sharing various “unspoken rules” out there on the road. Newer model Mercedes have the right of way – not matter where or when. Newer model BMWs follow close. Large newer 4×4’s (Land Cruisers, Land … read more
An Egyptian security officer was injured on Monday when a group of anonymous militants threw a bomb at a checkpoint near the presidential palace in Cairo, MENA state news agency reported. It was the latest attack on security officials since … read more
Egypt’s government will start cutting fuel subsidies before it leaves office next year, Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi said on Sunday, but the ambitious reform hinges on an end to the country’s turmoil. Beblawi’s government, installed by the military after it … read more
Turkey has declared the Egyptian ambassador to Ankara persona non-grata after Cairo asked Turkish ambassador to leave the African country and recalled its envoy to Ankara. Egypt downgraded its ties with Turkey to the level of charge d’affaires and decided … read more
Egypt’s interior minister says his forces have foiled several attempted terror attacks and arrested leading militants, accusing the Muslim Brotherhood of mobilizing and financing some of the country’s most violent groups to cause unrest. Minister Mohammed Ibrahim’s comments Saturday were … read more
A rush in demand to ship wheat from the France’s north-west port of Dunkirk, one of the most competitive gates to export grain to Egypt, has contributed to a penalising rise in French wheat prices, traders said on Thursday. But … read more
Egypt’s natural-gas shipments are set to drop by about half this year, undermining the military led-government’s attempts to stabilise the largest economy in North Africa. Eni and BG Group, international oil companies with investments in Egyptian export terminals, said a … read more
The 50-member committee drafting Egypt’s constitution has denied that a final draft of the constitution is ready, in addition to rejecting claims that the Salafist Al-Nour Party representatives had walked out of deliberations over Article 2. A member of the … read more