Egypt’s top prosecutor ordered on Wednesday a swift investigation into the 178 cases of food poisoning reported in two primary schools in Suez. Ayman Samir, the ministry of education’s media official in Suez, told Aswat Masriya that the poisoning was … read more
Egyptian security officials say a bomb has exploded outside Egypt’s largest and most prominent university, injuring nine people including five policemen. They say the makeshift bomb went off Wednesday following clashes between police and students protesting outside the sprawling campus. … read more
Two people suffered minor injuries following the explosion of a homemade bomb in Tanta on Wednesday, north of Cairo, a security source told Aswat Masriya. The wounded citizens were riding in a Tok Tok, a traditional means of transportation in … read more
Egypt will introduce two new cash benefits early next year as part of government efforts to minimize the impact of subsidy cuts on the poor, a government minister said. President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s government raised fuel prices by up to 78 … read more
A man was killed and a woman and young girl were injured by gunmen on Tuesday in the North Sinai border town of Rafah, Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website reported. Eye witnesses at the scene told Al-Ahram that the man, 50-years-old, … read more
Egypt is seeking billions of dollars in investment to upgrade its telecommunications infrastructure as part of efforts to attract multinationals and restore growth after three years of political upheaval, the telecoms minister said. Political unrest, protests and militant violence since the … read more
“If anyone tells you they know for fact when the parliamentarian elections will be held then they are lying because no final date is set yet – there are certainly tentative options but the range is rather wide; extending from … read more
Egypt’s minister of health ordered on Monday the suspension of the director of a hospital in Beheira which allegedly refused to admit a patient in labour. Minister Adel El-Adawi also suspended the doctors at the Kafr al-Dawar hospital’s Obstetrics and … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Tuesday will attend the main part of a military exercise in Alexandria, the country’s biggest in nearly 20 years. The exercise, dubbed Badr 2014, began on 11 October and will last until 6 November. It … read more
Power has been restored to most of areas Fayoum and Beni Suef after a transmission tower was damaged by an explosion on Monday night, an official has said. The blast in Demo town, Fayoum, was caused by a “terrorist … read more