Egypt’s presidential office said on Wednesday that Egypt is making extensive phone calls with concerned parties to protect Palestinian civilians from Israeli strikes. Tens of airstrikes have in the past week been sent into Gaza killing at least 20 in … read more
Buses owned by the army will be sent to the streets to combat high fares following an increase in fuel prices, military spokesman Mohamed Samir announced on Monday. The statement also mentioned that army-owned outlets would sell food at low … read more
Egypt’s ministries of Tourism and Foreign Affairs are working together to lift travel warnings imposed by European countries to the Sinai Peninsula following the bombing of a tourist bus last February, according to Chairman of International Tourism Sector Ahmed Shoukry. … read more
Egypt‘s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned world powers on Monday that Islamist militants are ravaging the Middle East and pose a threat to everyone’s security. “Be alert to what is happening in the region … This region is being destroyed … read more
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi issued on Saturday new amendments to the Traffic Law, ensuring harsher punishments for the law’s violations. Presidential spokesman Ihab Badawi said the amendments come amid the recent increase in road accidents and the injuries and deaths … read more
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he wished the imprisoned Al Jazeera journalists, convicted of aiding “a terrorist group”, had been deported and not put on trial, a newspaper reported on Monday. Sisi’s comments sparked hope for the family of … read more
Local and imported cigarettes and alcohol will cost more as of Monday, after Egypt’s president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi decided to raise sales taxes on both, according to the state’s official gazette. Under the new taxes, a pack of local cigarettes … read more
Egypt slashed its natural gas subsidies to several industries increasing gas prices by 30-75 percent, part of a broad government strategy to cut back subsidies that eat up to a fifth of its annual budget. The new cut that was announced … read more
Explosives experts at the interior ministry managed to defuse more than 150 explosive devices in different governorates over the past three months, according to the ministry’s official spokesman. General Hany Abdel-Latif, speaking at a press conference on Friday, said … read more
The government has approved a plan to gradually remove electricity subsidies within five years, Egyptian Minister of Electricity said in a press conference on Thursday. Mohamed Shaker said that the removal of subsidies will appear in the prices of consumption … read more