A number of insurance companies are studying issuing policies against sexual assault, al-Masry al-Youm reported. Sources at the Misr Insurance Holding Company told al-Masry al-Youm that they are still studying the content and form of the policy and they are … read more
Eid Al-Fitr will commence next Monday, 28 July, the Head of Egypt’s Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research Hatem Ouda announced on Sunday. Eid Al-Fitr is a religious feast celebrated by Muslims worldwide. It marks the end of the holy month … read more
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has announced a three-day period of mourning for the 21 soldiers killed on Saturday in the New Valley, a presidential statement said. “The mourning period starts on Sunday in all of Egypt for the martyrs … read more
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday slammed Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as an illegitimate tyrant, saying that Cairo could not be relied upon to negotiate a ceasefire with Israel. “Is El-Sisi a party (to a ceasefire)? … read more
Bomb squads aborted on Friday an attempt to blow up the Giza railway using five gas cylinders, Giza’s General Investigation Directorate said. The directorate received a report from Giza residents saying that an unidentified man driving a motorcycle has placed … read more
Denmark has modified its travel alert to Egypt and lifted the travel ban on Cairo, Alexandria, and Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt’s Tourism Ministry said on Friday. Tourism Minister Hisham Za’zou’ said he was optimistic about the travel ban lift, the Middle … read more
Security forces at the borders with the Gaza Strip are on high alert after a ground campaign Israel launched against Gaza on Thursday night. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his army to launch a ground campaign in Gaza. An … read more
On the Daily Show, a popular US political satire news program, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the Hamas leaders now feel “trapped” on the negotiating table after the ouster of their ally, the Muslim Brotherhood in … read more
A woman died Wednesday in Egypt’s Delta governorate of al- Sharqia over chronic heart failure after a hospital turned her away for not paying a treatment deposit of 4,000 EGP ($570), Youm7 reported. The incident comes days after Prime Minister Ibrahim … read more
Western consultants helping Egypt compile an economic reform plan say it needs at least $60 billion of investment to reach average GDP growth of 5 percent by 2018 and the same amount again to bolster its foreign reserves, senior officials … read more