Electricity prices for consumers have not increased since January 2013, Minster of Electricity Mohamed Shaker said Sunday in a statement. Parliament must approve any increase in electricity tariffs, he said, adding that the government is conscious of country’s different economic … read more
With summer fast approaching, the fear of power outages has returned to Egypt’s population amid increasing spells of darkness during the month of March, adding to speculation that power outages will last for longer periods and increase as fuel shortages … read more
Heavy rain overnight has caused schools and roads to be closed across Egypt. Storm conditions, which began in the south on Saturday, reached Cairo and Giza on Sunday night. At least 16 people have been killed across Egypt over the … read more
Former chief of staff of the Egyptian armed forces Sami Anan was targeted by an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Monday, Al-Ahram Arabic website reported. Unknown assailants opened fire at him while he was in Cairo’s Dokki district. According to Al-Ahram, … read more
“I never cared about politics before the 2011 unrest, but now I knew my vote matters and I cast ballots in the last presidential election and constitutional referendum,” Umm Hussein, a 64-year-old illiterate Egyptian woman said. Umm Hussein is one … read more
In conservative societies, it is assumed that women are inept in all relevant arenas of life – especially politics. For instance, in 1952, Egyptian Grand Mufti issued a fatwa stating that women were not entitled to vote in parliamentary elections … read more
Security Message for U.S. Citizens No. 10: Incidents of Armed Robbery Two armed robberies occurred on March 6th and 8th in Maadi. In the first, three young boys were reportedly forcibly placed in a vehicle by a group of men … read more
A spate of bad weather is taking its toll in Egypt, with over a dozen killed in weather-related accidents and heavy rains causing floods and damage in parts of the country. Egyptian authorities declared an emergency alert on Sunday … read more
Under a high tree in Cairo, dozens of people from different sections of society gather around two tables, eagerly waiting to satisfy their hungry stomachs with the Egyptian staple meal of fool, a fava bean paste, and taamiya, fried falafel balls. Fool … read more
Police fired teargas at a student protest organised by a pro-Mohamed Morsi grouping at Cairo University on Sunday. The teargas was reportedly fired after a vehicle owned by TV channel CBC was torched. Like much of the Egyptian private … read more