Security forces arrested 16 protesters in Tahrir Square in Downtown Cairo early Sunday, reported Al-Ahram Arabic portal. According to the Ministry of Interior, the 16 protesters were member of Ahly Sports Club fans group “Ultras Ahlawy 07” who were protesting … read more
Streets surrounding Cairo University have been closed off on Sunday ahead of a visit by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. El-Sisi will present awards to top students and will also give a speech that is expected to … read more
An explosion in front of a church in the upper Egyptian city of Minya took place on Saturday, Aswat Masriya reported. No injuries have been reported, and the church is also reportedly undamaged, although a car parked near the area … read more
Dubai construction company Arabtec <ARTC.DU> is close to completing the planning and design stage of its $40 billion deal to build one million homes in Egypt, the company said on Sunday. Arabtec originally announced in March that it had agreed with the Egyptian army to build the … read more
AFP An Egyptian man reportedly cured of Ebola has been quarantined in Cairo as a precaution after returning from Sierra Leone, state media reported Friday.The 35-year-old had received treatment in Sierra Leone and tested negative for the virus before landing … read more
Once driven by loyalty to their favorite football teams and a revolutionary spirit, young football fans have found themselves at risk of being listed as terrorists and their fan clubs, known as Ultras, dissolved by a court verdict. The Cairo … read more
Minor skirmishes erupted between supporters of former President Hosni Mubarak and his opponents as both groups gathered outside the police academy expectant of a verdict in his trial. Security forces immediately intervened and put an end to the clashes. The … read more
The National Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy (NCSL) criticized Thursday President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s speech before the United Nations General Assembly, describing it as a “failure”. Sisi addressed the General Assembly’s 69th session on Wednesday, delivering a speech as Egypt’s representative. … read more
Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta announced on Wednesday that the first day of the Islamic Eid Al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, is on 4 October. The statement of Dar Al-Ifta, the highest institution tasked with issuing religious edicts, came in accordance … read more
Egypt’s state-run Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) announced that Egypt received a share of the foreign partner’s oil and gas revenues of US$1 billion per month and is repaying around $700 million in financial settlements according to Tarek al-Molla, EGPC’s … read more