Six policemen were killed on Tuesday when an explosion struck an armoured vehicle in North Sinai, the interior ministry said. An IED planted on the Rafah – Arish road caused the blast as the vehicle passed by. A police officer … read more
The government has laid out an “energy mix” strategy to end the power crisis Egypt is currently witnessing through generating 30 thousand extra megawatts of electricity, said Investment Minister Ashraf Salman on Tuesday. Addressing the annual two-day economic conference Euromoney, … read more
After the beheadings of James Foley and Steven Sotloff shocked many western audiences, militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis released a number of graphic images of Egyptian soldiers as well as civilians they murdered over the past several months. But in what some … read more
An official source at the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy said a report about the circumstances surrounding the power outage Egypt witnessed on 4 September has been submitted to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The source confirmed that there was … read more
Egypt‘s tourism industry, battered by three years of political upheaval and street protests, could fully recover by the end of 2015 if current levels of stability persist, the tourism minister said. Hisham Zaazou also told Reuters in an interview that the … read more
The stamps feature images of a map of the Suez Canal, along with photographs of a waterway in a desert setting which do indeed appear to come from Egypt. However they also show another two lane waterway in a green, … read more
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that any global coalition against terrorism should battle not just Islamic State but other groups as well, the presidency said on Saturday. Egyptian security officials have said Islamic State has established … read more
Egypt’s prosecutor-general called on Interpol on Saturday to arrest members of the Muslim Brotherhood who are either wanted in criminal cases or already have verdicts issued against them in absentia. Prosecutor Hisham Barakat has also requested the renewal of … read more
Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat has referred eight founders of the Belady Foundation, a local NGO dedicated to helping children rise out of poverty, to the Cairo Criminal Court. The defendants are currently being held pending trial on charges of human … read more
A cleric who supports Egypt‘s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood has said he will leave Qatar, following media reports the Gulf Arab state has asked some senior members of the Islamist movement to quit the country. “Thanks to Allah, I have decided to move from dear Qatar, … read more