An Egyptian court acquitted former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly of graft charges on Thursday, judicial sources said, the latest ruling to clear prominent figures from the era of President Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted in the 2011 revolt. El-Adly, who … read more
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi ordered Wednesday the preparation and evacuation of residents from the land allocated to be used for establishing the new administrative capital city, halfway between Cairo and the Suez Canal area. A presidential statement added that the … read more
A Cairo criminal court is to rule on Thursday in the last of five cases facing a powerful Hosni Mubarak-era minister after he was cleared of corruption and murder charges in separate cases. Former interior minister Habib El-Adly is charged with illicit … read more
Egypt’s social solidarity minister ordered on Wednesday the dissolution of 99 non-governmental organisations in eight governorates in implementation of a court ban on the Muslim Brotherhood. An urgent matters court banned the Brotherhood in September 2013 and established a committee to … read more
After an estimated five years of “entrapment” behind a wall in a Cairo Metro station, a cat was saved from its “tomb” and brought into the daylight, thanks to an elderly man who fed it every day all those years … read more
Political Analyst Emad Gad had expressed fears that the postponment of the parliamentary elections would affect the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), which concluded in Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday. The conference, however, achieved unexpected political and economic success, according to … read more
Egyptian firm Dolphinus Holdings has signed a seven-year deal to buy an estimated US$1.2 billion of natural gas from Israel’s Tamar field, the partners in the field said on Wednesday. The agreement calls for a minimum of 5 billion cubic … read more
Competition among smart-phone companies in the Egyptian market has reached its peak, as demand for Chinese phones increased while the market shares of other manufacturers decrease. The low prices of Chinese phones helped them spread widely, which resulted in Chinese … read more
Talk show television host Ahmed Moussa was sentenced to a year for “airing false news” and a year for libel charges, by a Cairo court on Tuesday. Moussa, who hosts the nightly show on a privately-owned Sada ElBalad satellite channel, … read more
Any person wishing to enter Egypt will need to obtain a visa before departure and will not be offered it at the airport upon arrival, Egypt’s ministry of foreign affairs announced on Monday. Individual tourists must obtain visas for tourism … read more