An Interior Ministry officer ordered a detainee released by presidential pardon to bow down in front of cameras. “Make sure we are not in the picture,” the officer was heard as saying. Ordering the detainee into the submissive and humbling … read more
The Ministry of Electricity announced that it has generated for the first time in its history 26,800 megawatts, thanks to a sufficient supply of fuel and the opening of new power plants. Ministry spokesperson Mohamed al-Yamany said new capacities would … read more
Coinciding with the first day of Ramadan and an hour before breaking fast, the Egyptian cabinet announced that it approved the budget draft for the fiscal year (FY) 2015/2016. It set the target for deficit at 9.9% of gross domestic … read more
Wagdy Al-Kerdany, former head of the Chamber of Tourist Facilities, estimated the state has lost approximately EGP 4bn in taxes due to the lack of supervision on restaurants. In an interview with Daily News Egypt, Al-Kerdany said the municipal authorities’ … read more
Recent amendments to three laws necessary to pave the way for Egypt’s long-delayed parliamentary elections have drawn fire from the country’s mainstream political parties. In several public statements, different opposition parties complained that the amendments, endorsed by the State Council’s Department of Legislation and Fatwas on Monday, fall far … read more
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has received an invitation from British Prime Minister David Cameron to visit Great Britain, the Ahram Arabic news website has reported. El-Sisi has not visited Great Britain since he was sworn in as president in … read more
The Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday acquitted the former head of security of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) of charges of destroying recordings of the 2011 revolution that toppled long-time autocrat Hosni Mubarak. The prosecution has previously referred … read more
The Ministry of Religious Endowments has announced it had received warnings from security authorities about alleged attempts to poison people in mosques. The attempts would reportedly be targeted at those who spend the night in mosques during the holy fasting … read more
As Ramadan approaches people’s anticipation for the Maghreb prayer to sail across the sky, announcing the time they’re allowed to start eating, increases. The scenes where tables are filled with different kinds of food and various types of juices and … read more
The lawyer of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi will challenge on Thursday a prison sentence handed to the former president over clashes outside the presidential palace during his tenure. A Cairo court sentenced Mursi last April to 20 years of maximum … read more