A Cairo court sentenced on Wednesday three women to life in prison for committing acts of violence following the forcible dispersal of two Pro-Mohamed Mursi sit-ins last August. The three women are believed to be supporters of Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood. … read more
British oil worker was in a coma for 13 days after being stabbed in the chest. Stephen Lumsden, 40, of Tarves, was allegedly attacked by his girlfriend at their home in Cairo in Egypt. The incident has left Stephen with wounds across … read more
A massive fire has broken out on a Nile ship in Giza’s Al-Bahr Al-Azam district, Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website reported. Three fire trucks from the civilian forces in Giza were immediately dispatched to the fire as soon as they have … read more
Business activity in Egypt shrank in July, a survey showed on Tuesday, in a sign the economy remains fragile after cuts to energy subsidies last month led to lower demand and higher prices. Egypt‘s economy has been hit by more than three … read more
Egyptian security forces have seized a large number of anti-aircraft rockets and missiles in a mountainous area in the southern governorate of Aswan, state news agency MENA reported. Forces found 25 anti-aircraft rockets and 500 missiles early on Monday in Wadi … read more
Accompanied by a number of ministers and senior state officials, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived on Tuesday at the Suez Canal Authority Club in Ismailia to launch the Suez Canal Development Project and announce the conglomerate that would implement its … read more
At least five policemen and four alleged smugglers were killed on Tuesday in a shootout near a northern Egyptian town after security forces tried to stop a vehicle suspected of carrying weapons and explosives, security sources said. The attack happened … read more
How much access to your (and your friends’) personal data are you prepared to share for access to free mobile apps? I suspect the amount is significantly less than that which you actually agreed to share when blindly accepting the … read more
Israel has announced the withdrawal of all of its troops to “defensive positions” outside the Gaza Strip. The move came moments before the latest truce – brokered by Egyptian mediators late on Monday – came into force at 08:00 local … read more
Egyptian social media users took to Twitter on Monday using the Arabic hashtag “25 January means to me” to express their wildly opposing views on the uprising that took place over three years ago. The hashtag, currently trending in … read more