sry Al-Youm The Supreme Judicial Council has tasked Ali Omran, the most senior assistant general prosecutor, to temporarily become General prosecutor, succeeding the late Hesham Barakat who was assassinated last week. Omran is the head of judicial inspection at the … read more
The Egyptian pound weakened to 7.73 against the dollar in a central bank auction on Sunday, dipping by 10 more piasters since Thursday’s drop, state news agency MENA said. The central bank sold 36.5 million dollars at 7.73 pounds per … read more
Nine accused of killing three military cadets in an April bomb attack in Kafr el-Sheikh, north of Cairo,have been arrested, Youm7 reported Saturday. On April 15, a blast targeted a room located in the Kafr el-Sheikh Sports Stadium, in which the students … read more
Reuters Egypt’s debts to foreign oil companies stood at $3.5 billion dollars at the end of June, a 6.1 percent increase from March, an official at state-owned Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) said on Sunday. The country’s payments to oil … read more
An Egyptian criminal court sentenced 23 Muslim Brotherhood members to 10 years of maximum security prison on Sunday for attempting to storm the Egyptian Media Production City (EMPC) in 2013. A judicial source said only 11 of the people convicted … read more
By Dr Cesar Chelala In recent times, women are increasingly becoming an engine for economic and cultural progress worldwide, oftentimes fighting against disadvantageous circumstances. Such is the case of the owner of a small art gallery in the city of Troy, New … read more
A Giza court on Saturday upheld a six-month prison sentence against Cairo-based Armenian belly dancer Sofinar Gourian, popularly known as Safinaz, for “insulting the Egyptian flag” by wearing its colours as a dancing costume. The court also upheld the LE15,000 … read more
Reuters Business activity in Egypt’s private sector excluding oil grew slightly in June, ending five months of contraction, though inflation and currency depreciation remain a concern, a survey showed on Sunday. The Emirates NBD Egypt Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to … read more
An Egyptian cargo ship run by a government company sank in the Red Sea early Sunday with 37 on board, an official source has told Al-Masry Al-Youm. The Taba, which was heading from Egypt’s Safaga seaport to Saudi Arabia’s Duba port, was … read more
By Mohammed Nosseir One of the many advantages of having a properly functioning democratic system is that heated elections are invariably followed by a period during which society settles down as winners get busy with the business of ruling and … read more