Egypt owes foreign energy firms $3.285 billion having paid them $9.369 billion in arrears in the nine months to March 31, an oil ministry spokesman told Reuters on Thursday. The ministry told Reuters last month that it aimed to fully … read more
“Clashes” erupted early Thursday between “terrorists” and security checkpoints in the cities of al-Arish and Sheikh Zuweid in North Sinai, leaving five security personnel and 15 “terrorists” killed, the armed forces spokesman said. Spokesman Mohamed Samir added in a statement … read more
As the battle in war-torn Yemen escalates between Houthi militants and pro-regime Yemeni forces, and as the Saudi-led military coalition intensifies daily its airstrikes across the country, thousands of Egyptian expatriates have found themselves stranded with no safe exit back … read more
President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi spoke to US President Barack Obama Tuesday evening, following an announcement the White House will resume suspended military aid to Egypt after almost two years of restrained support. The Egyptian presidency reported that President Obama confirmed in … read more
It was discovered on the morning of April 1st that the Giza pyramids had received a complete makeover by the famous graffiti artist Banksy read more
Several parents of children who attend private school demonstrated outside the Education Ministry Tuesday, in protest against the tuition fee hike. They said they were surprised the fees had almost doubled this year. When the parents asked about the reason … read more
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi called on the Houthi rebels to back away from the ongoing war with the Yemeni state in order to “preserve the unity of their country”. In a recorded speech that he gave to the military … read more
President Barack Obama on Monday told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that he would lift a hold on U.S. military aid to Cairo, but also said the United States would stop allowing Egypt to buy equipment on credit starting in … read more
The early hours of Wednesday witnessed several attacks in Egypt, resulting in one death, a number of injuries and sabotage of public utilities. A low-ranking policeman was killed leaving a mosque after the Dawn Prayer Wednesday in the Delta governorate … read more
Egypt and Nigeria make up well over a third of the world’s total death sentences in 2014, with over 1,000 death sentences recorded in both states last year, Amnesty International said Tuesday. The London-based rights watchdog said that the number … read more