The recent visit by US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to Cairo came amid several discussions in Washington and Cairo about US leverage in Egyptian politics since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in February 2011. Most of these discussions overestimate US influence. … read more
Egypt’s expected Cabinet reshuffle has been finalised and the details will be announced on Monday, a source inside the government told Ahram’s Arabic website. The reshuffle, expected to be publicly announced at 8pm, will include 11 new ministers who will … read more
Hussein Salem is often pilloried as a man who used his friendship with the former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak to amass billions of dollars. Corruption at the top Hosni Mubarak’s reputation for frugality never quieted speculation that the longtime Egyptian … read more
Constitution Party founder Mohamed ElBaradei cited “popular” demands for a Cabinet reshuffle, appointment of a new prosecutor-general, and formulation of a committee to discuss the electoral law on his Twitter account on Monday, asking “where does the stubbornness and lack … read more
Egypt is open to visitors who drink alcohol and wear bikinis, the tourism minister has said, as the Islamist-ruled country sets out to boost numbers by at least a fifth this year. Tourism is a pillar of the Egyptian economy … read more
Gunmen shot a man dead who was selling alcohol in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Sunday in an attack security officials said was likely carried out by Islamist militants. The four gunmen killed Rami Ahmed, 28, at a bar on a … read more
Egypt announced on Sunday suspicion of another 350 food poisoning cases in three governorates across the country, a health ministry official told Xinhua. “There is suspicion of 38 food poisoning cases in North Sinai governorate, 309 in Ismailia governorate and … read more
Three black bears at Giza Zoo mauled each other to death in an hours-long battle on Saturday evening for the affections of a potential mate who ended up choosing another partner. Staff at the zoo in western Cairo unleashed water … read more
A pickup truck fired birdshot pellets towards Prime Minister Hisham Qandil’s convoy as it was passing through Giza’s Nahda Square on his way home on Sunday night. Investigations revealed that the five arrested inside the car were on their way … read more
Hotels will be closed if staff are found to have sexually harassed tourists, Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou has said. “Foreign travel agents have complained about the inappropriate behavior of some hotel staff towards tourists,” Zaazou told Al-Hayat 2 private … read more