National Bank of Egypt, the country’s largest state bank, sold 1.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($169 million) worth of special certificates that were launched in March to attract foreign currency into the banking system, its deputy chairman said. NBE was one … read more
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea during the early hours of Monday morning, though no damages were reported. The head of the Jordanian Earthquake Observatory Mahmoud Al-Qaryoti said the first quake struck at … read more
Attacking journalists and prosecuting critical voices fuels violent extremism rather than preventing it, the United States told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday in a thinly veiled warning to Egypt, which chaired the meeting. “Arresting journalists, sentencing reporters to … read more
Hend El-Behary After 22 months in power, Egyptians’ satisfaction with the performance of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi dropped to 79 percent, compared to 90 percent after his first year in office, according to the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research … read more
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) strongly condemned the death sentences issued against journalists in Egypt, according to a statement released on Wednesday. On 7 May, the Giza Criminal Court referred six people to Egypt’s Grand Mufti to advise on … read more
A fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday at an apartment block in the Al-Darb Al-Ahmar area in the historic Islamic quarter of Old Cairo, a day after another blaze burnt a number of shops at a historic market in … read more
An Egyptian court sentenced on Wednesday 13 Ministry of Agriculture officials to prison on bribery charges, one month after a former agriculture minister was convicted of the same charge in a separate case. Prosecutors accused the 13 officials in August … read more
A heat wave will hit Egypt on Saturday for 72 hours, with highs of 43 degrees Celsius in Cairo and 40 degrees on the north coast, the country’s Meteorological Authority told state news agency MENA Wednesday. The morning will see … read more
Egypt witnessed an outbreak of several fires across the country that led to a number of deaths and injuries after a massive blaze engulfed a popular street market in downtown Cairo’s El-Attaba on Monday. In Giza, civil defence forces said … read more
Air traffic at Cairo International Airport has returned to normal, an air traffic controller confirmed, after the airspace was closed between 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday for the Egyptian Air Force to train. Air navigation has returned to its … read more