Egypt’s state-sponsored Islamic authority warned women Wednesday against marrying fighters from the Islamic State group online, saying such unions would push them into a “circle of terrorism”. Dar al-Ifta, the body that issues rulings on Islamic sharia law, said it … read more
Egypt launched on Thursday a new power plant generated by solar energy in Siwa, west of the country, the minister of electricity announced. Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said the new plant would generate 10 megawatts, to compliment the diesel units … read more
UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has said that no country has achieved gender equality and that not enough has changed for too many women, especially in the least-developed countries. In a speech marking the occasion of the International Women’s … read more
SODIC, Egypt‘s third-largest listed property developer, said it made a net profit of 154.3 million Egyptian pounds ($20.2 million) in 2014 after a loss of 477.1 million pounds the previous year. SODIC, also known as Sixth of October Development and Investment … read more
Egypt’s ministry of health said 40 people were injured in the Cairo conference centre fire earlier on Wednesday, among which 10 have been hospitalised. The ministry said in a statement that the rest of the injured were treated on site … read more
Seven alleged ‘transsexuals’ have been arrested under charges of “debauchery” as part of a wider crackdown on Egypt’s LGBT community, the newspaper Youm7 reports. Speaking to Youm7, Major General Magdy Moussa from the Morality Police said that the suspects are … read more
Electricity Ministry declared on Monday that it needs to reduce the load on the electric network after four days during which such step was not necessary. The daily bulletin issued by the National Energy Control Centre (NECC) said the highest … read more
Investment Minister Ashraf Salman said the government is finalizing a 10-year plan that will allow Egypt to generate an additional 70 gigawatts (GW) of electricity, including 8 GW from renewable sources and 8 GW from coal. “The liberalization of the … read more
A Cairo court ordered a media gag on the trial of ousted president Mohamed Mursi for charges of spying for the sake of Qatar, during a court hearing on Tuesday. Mursi, who was ousted in July 2013, faces trial alongside … read more
A bomb exploded in front of Egypt’s High Court where Egypt’s top prosecutor’s office lies, in central Cairo on Monday resulting in nine injuries, one of whom is critically injured, a health official told state television. Security forces cordoned off … read more