Arab foreign ministers met on Thursday in Egypt’s resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss the latest developments in Yemen, in a preparatory meeting for the Arab Summit. The 26th Arab League summit is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. It is … read more
Four Egyptian warships entered the Suez Canal on Thursday en route to the Gulf of Aden after Egypt pledged military support for a Saudi-led campaign against rebels in Yemen, canal officials said. The officials said the ships will take part … read more
A senior police officer was killed early Thursday in a shootout with unknown armed assailants in the canal city of Suez, state news agency MENA reported, the latest in an ongoing series of attacks against security forces. Security forces exchanged … read more
During Wael al-Brashy’s Wednesday evening program on Dream 2 Channel, a video was broadcast, in which a group of policemen can be seen sexually harrassing, insulting and beating female detainees. Al-Ibrashy said he had verified the identity of the policemen … read more
Egypt is providing political and military support for an operation launched by Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies against Houthi fighters in Yemen, the state news agency said on Thursday. It quoted the foreign ministry as saying coordination was … read more
Loads on the electricity grid will be reduced in different parts of the country alternately, the state’s Egyptian Electricity Holding Company said on Wednesday. The reason behind the recurrent power cuts is a deficit in fuel supplies to power plants, … read more
Egypt’s stock market fell sharply in early trade on Thursday, after airstrikes conducted by Saudi Arabia and Arab allies against Houthi rebels in Yemen, the state agency MENA reported. The benchmark index EGX 30 fell by 2.43 percent, while the price … read more
Former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly was released from Tora prison on Wednesday after spending over four years in prison, state new agency MENA reported. A high level security source was cited by the state agency as saying that Adly’s release … read more
Two conscripts were injured Wednesday when two gunmen on a motorbike opened fire on guards of one of the African embassies in Giza, said the interior ministry’s spokesman in a Wednesday statement. The two conscripts were transferred to hospital. State … read more
A tourist bus overturned on a highway linking two Red Sea cities in Egypt on Tuesday, killing one Russian tourist and injuring 11 others, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. The bus was taking tourists from Sharm El-Sheikh to Dahab in … read more