Seven civilians and three militants have been killed in fighting in the volatile North Sinai region, an Egyptian security source told Aswat Masriya. A mortar shell on Tuesday struck a house in the village of Negah Shabana south of the … read more
The width of a new military buffer zone established along Sinai’s border with Gaza this month has been increased another 500 metres, making it now span 1 kilometre, in an effort by the Egyptian army to take out tunnels used … read more
Egypt spent 22 billion Egyptian pounds ($3.08 billion) on fuel subsidies in the first quarter of fiscal year 2014-2015, down 29 percent from the same quarter a year ago, an oil ministry official said on Monday. As part of efforts to … read more
A Cairo-based rights group condemned the report filed against an Egyptian actor accusing him of “treason” for criticising President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Actor Khaled Abol Naga came under heavy criticism and was faced with a smear campaign by media outlets … read more
A student who supports the Muslim Brotherhood has died inside a Cairo Police Station late Sunday due to difficulty in breathing, a security source said. Mohamed Ramadan Yehia, the deceased, was a law student at the Ain Shams University in … read more
The Interior Ministry and prominent Salafi leaders have warned against protests called for by Islamist groups opposed to the incumbent regime slated for 28 November as some proponents of the demonstrations vow an “Islamic revolution.” The opposition Salafi Front, a … read more
Ahmed Maher, the jailed former head of the April 6 Youth Movement, has broken his hunger strike, the group said in a statement on Monday. Maher, who stopped eating on 15 September, will pause his strike until his next appeal … read more
The United Arab Emirates has formally designated the Muslim Brotherhood and local affiliates as terrorist groups, state news agency WAM reported on Saturday citing a cabinet decree. The Gulf Arab state has also designated Nusra Front and the Islamic State, … read more
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Dr. Mohamed Shaker said that Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab witnessed the signing of two memoranda of understanding to generate electricity. The Minister noted that the first memo was signed between Egypt’s Electricity Holding Company … read more
Egypt‘s most dangerous militant group on Friday posted its first video message since pledging allegiance to Islamic State, with footage purporting to show that the group was behind one of the most deadly attacks on Egyptian security forces in years. … read more