The State Council’s Administrative Court has permitted the return of privately-owned political commentary channel, Al-Faraeen, after a previous ruling to ban it from television. The court verdict stated, however, that the ban on the channel owner and parliamentarian, Tawfiq Okasha, … read more
As Egypt is struck by increasingly frequent heat waves and Ramadan commences, residents of the area around Sohag, Upper Egypt, have experienced severe power outages in recent weeks. Angry villagers have taken their complaints to the Electricity Ministry, citing sporadic … read more
The first annual Egyptian Family Iftar celebration took place on Saturday. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, and other prominent political and public figures, were among the participants. Several youth groups also took part in the event, as well as military … read more
Fire fighters extinguished on Sunday morning a fire that broke out at Ain Shams University’s Faculty of Commerce, located in Abbassiya district, Al-Youm7 independent news outlet reported. No casualties were reported. The blaze required three fire engines to be extinguished, … read more
Television advertisements produced by several Egyptian companies have been banned from broadcast due to inappropriate or misleading content, said the administrative board of the Consumer Protection Agency on Sunday. The agency issued a decree to suspend the broadcasting of adverts … read more
Twenty-six online sites threatened to leak thanaweya amma secondary school exams before they commenced, said Education Minister El-Helaly El-Sherbiny during a meeting with the parliamentary education committee on Saturday. El-Sherbiny said these websites were earlier monitored by the Ministry of … read more
Four people were killed and 16 injured in a crash on Friday suspected to have been caused by drug abuse, involving the deputy governor of Cairo’s secretary. New Cairo prosecution ordered the detention of the secretary and a driver, who … read more
By THE CAIRO POST CAIRO: Egypt’s Minister of Health Ahmed Emad al-Din Radi ordered Saturday to close a hospital in Alexandria over committing “serious irregularities,” according to a statement from the ministry. The decision came upon a report issued by … read more
Minister of Defence Colonel General Sedki Sobhi received the director of the US Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) Vincent Stewart who is currently visiting Egypt, according to an army statement. Both parties exchanged their points of view on the current developments … read more
Video footage of the deputy district head of Agouza, Yasser Farag, was circulated on social media on Friday, showing him policing and storming a number of cafes in the district with security personnel. This footage proved controversial as many speculated … read more