Egypt’s highest Islamic institution, al-Azhar, has slammed what it called “a campaign by international powers and organisations,” as well public figures in Egypt, to promote and legalise homosexuality. In a statement released on Thursday, Azhar rejected same-sex marriage, stating that … read more
The government of Egypt seeks to purchase advanced border surveillance equipment from the US to bolster security along its borders, the Pentagon said in a statement on Wednesday. The State Department has approved “a possible foreign military sale to Egypt” … read more
An improvised bomb exploded next to a gas station in Upper Egypt’s Assiut late Wednesday, setting fire to the gas station, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. No causalities or injuries were reported. Assiut’s security head received notification that a car … read more
AFP A roadside bomb blast wounded 15 policemen on Thursday as they travelled in a bus in northern Sinai where militants have launched deadly attacks against security forces. The military is fighting an Islamist insurgency in North Sinai, which grew … read more
Reuters Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation dropped to 11.4 percent in June from 13.1 percent in May, the official statistics agency CAPMAS said on Thursday. Inflation spiked in Egypt after the government slashed energy subsidies in July 2014. read more
The Cairo metro service on the Giza line was suspended for ten minutes on Wednesday morning after two people were hit by a train at Cairo University Station. Yasmine Ramadan, a 20-year-old student who fell onto the track, and a … read more
BY ANTHONY CHIBARIRWE Egypt is undergoing a serious security and political crisis that is fast approaching a violent climax. That crisis began with the Arab Spring and the resignation of longtime President Hosni Mubarak in 2011; Egypt’s first free presidential … read more
An Egyptian misdemeanour court sentenced a television show host to 10 years in prison in absentia on Wednesday for “inciting the overthrow of the regime” and “spreading false news”, a judicial source said. Moataz Matar, a presenter at the Istanbul-based … read more
Egypt’s petroleum authority’s, Suez Canal’s and central bank’s tax arrears reached 35 billion Egyptian pounds, the tax authority’s head told the state news agency MENA on Wednesday. The aforementioned tax arrears prevented the tax authority from achieving expected revenues in … read more
Egypt’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Ashraf Salama, on Tuesday night in Abuja expressed confidence that Nigeria and Egypt would overcome their present security challenges and help in securing Africa’s future. Salama said this at a dinner to mark Egypt’s national … read more