A Cairo court acquitted former prime minister Ahmed Nazif and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adli of charges of wasting 92 million Egyptian pounds of public funds through irregularly procuring vehicle license plates, on Tuesday. Initially, a primary court had sentenced Nazif to … read more
The Cairo Criminal Court adjourned the Al Jazeera trial, involving journalists Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy, to 8 March in the session held at Tora Police Academy Monday. Defence lawyers for Fahmy and Baher demanded the postponement of the trial … read more
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said the Egyptian army is not an aggressor and does not invade foreign territory but only responds to attacks against it – in reference to recent airstrikes it carried out against Islamic State group targets in Libya. … read more
Egypt has raised sales taxes on cigarettes for the third time in a year, according to a presidential decree published in the country’s official gazette on Saturday. The most expensive cigarettes, such as Marlboro, currently priced at LE19.75 a pack … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi will give a speech on Sunday at 7pm local time (5pm GMT), a source close to the presidency told Al-Ahram Arabic news website. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said El-Sisi would discuss “Egypt’s current … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspected on Sunday morning the construction site of the development project at the Suez Canal, sources in the presidency and the Suez Canal Authority said. Sisi spoke with Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish, … read more
A bomb exploded inside a car early on Saturday leaving one passenger dead and another injured in Beni Suef, about 100 kilometers south of Cairo, a top security official said. Head of Beni Suef police’s investigation unit Zakariya Abu Zineima … read more
One person was killed and two others were injured in clashes between protesters and other residents in Cairo’s Matariya district late Friday, a security official said. Mohamed Qassem, head of the Cairo investigation authority, told Aswat Masriya that security forces … read more
Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis, Egypt’s most active militant group, has denied swearing allegiance to Islamic State (IS). “Attention. The statement spread in the media about our alleged allegiance to the Muslim caliphate is not ours, everyone should be careful and only … read more
He winced at the mere mention of his son’s name, visibly overcome by an unceasing thought that he struggled to articulate. He looked down to hide the tears in his eyes. “You have to understand, I am in pain,” said … read more