Tens of French activists continued their sit-in at Cairo Airport on Thursday in protest against the banning of 15 of them to enter Gaza through the Rafah border, the state news agency said. Only six out of the 58 activists, … read more
Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker urged citizens to ration their use of electricity consumption to avoid repeated power outages, in a Wednesday interview with CBC. read more
A U.S. rights activist on Tuesday accused Egyptian police of breaking her arm after they detained her in Cairo airport while she was on her way to a humanitarian visit to neighboring Gaza. “Help. They broke my arm. Egypt police,” … read more
Osama Bin Laden filled news headlines for a decade. Was his assassination enough to deter Al-Qaeda? The mastermind of the transnational terrorist entity was killed by UN Navy SEALs in a Pakistani compound near a military academy in May 2011. … read more
A bomb hit Egypt’s reserve gas pipeline near Port Said on Wednesday morning, state news agency MENA reported. The improvised explosive device caused no casualties. Explosives experts have begun investigations at the site. read more
Egyptian army chief Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has given another large hint that he will stand for president in upcoming elections. “I cannot turn my back when the majority wants me to run for president,” El-Sisi said in a speech … read more
North Sinai security services arrested a suicide bomber who was going to detonate himself at a security site. A security source said the 18-year old suspect, who is currently being questioned by authorities, lives in Arish and was going to … read more
Egyptian media is rife with speculation that army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is to announce his candidacy in the upcoming presidential elections on Tuesday. Sisi, who is tipped to win the vote if he runs for presidency, is … read more
The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters has outlawed all activities in Egypt by Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist organisation, and ordered the sequestration of its offices in Cairo. The relationship between the group, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2006, … read more
Egypt’s foreign debt currently stands at $46 billion, Central Bank Governor Hisham Ramez said on Monday. The debt dropped from $47 billion by the end of last September. Ramez added that the current level of debt is reassuring. read more