Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris said in an interview aired on the privately-owned channel ONTV on Saturday that every person should be penalized for their actions and not for what their identity cards say. “[Ousted president] Morsy should be tried, like Mubarak was. … read more
Egypt wants to attract foreign direct investments worth $60 billion and to get an average growth rate of 7 percent over the next four years, the country’s planning minister said. Ashraf al-Arabi also said Egypt was targeting lowering unemployment — now at about 13 … read more
One person was killed and five others were wounded when two IEDs went off outside a mega mall in eastern Alexandria. The two bombs were planted next to a sidewalk outside the Carrefour hypermarket and exploded when a microbus was … read more
British oil company BP expects to invest around $12 billion with its partners as part of a finalised West Nile Delta concession deal to develop 5 trillion cubic feet of gas resources and 55 million barrels of condensates. The supply … read more
Seven people were killed in a collision between a train and a school bus in northeast Egypt on Friday, according to the country’s health ministry. Twenty-six others were injured in the crash, which occurred on a motorway connecting the capital … read more
Novelist and writer Gamal al-Ghitany called Thursday on Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty to announce the names of officials responsible for the scandal of the porn movie which was shot at the Pyramids and Sphinx area. Ghitany told Al-Masry Al-Youm the … read more
Egypt replaced its interior minister on Thursday with a retired general who has experience combating religious extremism as the country fights radical Islamist militants seeking to topple the Cairo government. Egypt has been grappling with rising Islamist militancy since then-army … read more
Two natural gas lines exploded Friday in the 6 October City in Giza after unknown assailants planted two bombs underneath, Youm7 reported. The two separate explosions took place during the early hours of the day when residents were shocked with … read more
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi reshuffled his Cabinet on Thursday, in the first such move since he took office in June 2014. Amongst the key ministers replaced in the new cabinet is the powerful interior minister, in charge of the country’s … read more
Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim and seven other ministers were sacked in a suprise move, highly-placed presidential sources told Youm7 Thursday. Ibrahim’s expected replacement is Magdy Abdul Ghaffar, a previous head of Homeland Security. The unexpected reshuffle includes eight ministers, … read more