Egypt’s prison authority granted 110 inmates amnesty for the rest of their prison terms and paroled 139 others, the interior ministry said on Thursday. The ministry did not specify if the pardoned inmates include political prisoners. The amnesty decision comes … read more
The Minister of Health and Population Ahmed Emad Eddin announced on Thursday the launch of a new smartphone e- application through which citizens can easily access the latest amendments to drug prices. The ministry announced in a statement that the … read more
An Egyptian investigation team announced Friday that the second black box of EgyptAir MS 804, the flight data recorder, was retrieved from the Mediterranean earlier Friday. In an official statement issued Friday afternoon, the investigation team said that the vessel … read more
Egyptian minister of education El-Hilali El-Sherbini issued a decree on Thursday temporarily suspending the licensing of international schools in Egypt, Al-Ahram daily reported. According to the decree, all requests for new licenses to found new international schools or to open sections … read more
Egyptian security forces have arrested dozens of gold ore smugglers and destroyed their vehicles in a three-day operation in the Eastern Desert, a security source said on Thursday. About 35 pick-up trucks used by gold ore smugglers were destroyed in … read more
Two policemen were shot dead on Thursday morning in Al Arish of North Sinai, Egypt’s interior ministry said. Four masked gunmen approached the house where the two policemen were staying in the North Sinai provincial capital Al-Arish and opened fire … read more
Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution has ordered the recovery of the data from the cockpit voice recorder found on Thursday from the EgyptAir flight that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in late May, killing all 66 people on board. The … read more
By THE CAIRO POST CAIRO: Temperatures across Egypt will gradually increase as of Saturday, hitting a peak of 40 degrees Celsius Tuesday, Youm7 quoted Waheed Seoudy, the spokesperson for the official forecast authority. Cairo recorded highs of 34°C Saturday, and … read more
In response to her arbitrary dismissal from the Administrative Prosecution Authority, Shorouk Geneina, the daughter of the former top auditor, said she will take legal action against the decision. Shorouk also denied purported claims that she or her father, who … read more
Reuters The cockpit voice recorder from crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 has been found by search teams who were forced to salvage the device over several stages as it was damaged, the Egyptian investigation committee said on Thursday. A specialist vessel … read more