Two bombs exploded at a small telephone exchange on Cairo’s outskirts on Saturday, killing an 18-year-old woman and her mother, security sources said, days after a string of small bomb explosions hit the Egyptian capital’s metro network. The two bombs … read more
An Egyptian state TV presenter has garnered a lot of local media attention this week after her alleged “bra-strap” fell off on air. Presenter Bothaina Kamel is a prominent Egyptian broadcaster and was the first female candidate to nominate herself … read more
A police corporal was shot dead while responding to a call for help from a girl that was fighting potential kidnappers on the Cairo-Suez Road near al-Shorouk city Police was informed by two citizens that passengers of a passing-by car … read more
A bomb blast in October 6 City killed the daughter of a building’s guard and wounded his wife on Saturday morning, the interior ministry said. The ministry’s media spokesman said that the blast took place at about 9 a.m. on … read more
The Cairo Criminal Court on Friday released the sons of Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak pending investigation over charges of illicit gain. Alaa and Gamal have been released on a LE2 million bail pending probes carried out by the Justice … read more
El Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture and the Association of Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) held a press conference on the International day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June, presenting … read more
Political parties announced preparations for the celebrations of the June 30 Demonstrations first anniversary that led to the ousting of former President Mohamed Morsi, according to several media sources Thursday. June 30 demonstrations in 2013 included the large gatherings and marches in … read more
Defence Minister Sedki Sobhi has approved the allocation of one billion Egyptian pounds from the funds of an army body to the Tahya Misr (Long Live Egypt) fund. Tahya Misr is an initiative started by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to … read more
Ahmed Hussein Ibrahim, chairman of the General Authority for Meteorology, expected a noticeable rise of six to seven degrees in temperatures from Thursday until Sunday, which is above the normal for this time of year. He also said humidity levels … read more
The Central Bank said the official working hours for bank staff in Ramadan are from 9:00am to 3:00pm and for the public from 9:30am to 1:30pm. In related news, the public is reminded to set the clocks back during Ramadan … read more