The first woman to head a major Egyptian political party said on Tuesday she saw dangers for democracy if Egypt’s wildly popular army chief becomes president, without guarantees that he will not be above the law. Field Marshal Abdel Fattah … read more
Gaber Dessouky, chairman of the Egyptian Electric Holding Company, said on Tuesday that ending electricity outages depends on the provisions of fuel, referring to the ongoing cooperation between the ministries of electricity and petrol to find a way out of … read more
Egypt’s prime minister-designate said on Tuesday his government would work to “crush terrorism” and that he hoped to form his new cabinet quickly. read more
A device resembling a credit card swiper is revolutionising some of Egypt’s politically explosive bread lines and may help achieve the impossible — cutting crippling food import bills. Authorities who hope to avoid protests over subsidised loaves sold for the … read more
Egypt’s outgoing Housing Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said he had been asked to form a new government, the state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported on its website. Mahlab was speaking to Al-Ahram after meeting interim President Adly Mansour, who officially asked him to … read more
The resignation of interim Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi’s government on Monday has opened the door for more questions rather than answers. All cabinet members were included in the resignation, including Egypt’s defence minister Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi. So is this a move, … read more
Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat ordered the detention of eight Brotherhood members for 15 days pending investigations into charges of inciting organized violence against army and police personnel on social networking sites. read more
An Egyptian court ordered on Monday that university guards return to work, state television said. The cabinet decided in October to allow police forces to be deployed outside of universities to search those entering. read more
Engineer Gaber Dessouky, chairman of the Electricity Holding Company, said more than 50 percent of the maintenance required for power stations has been completed. “We will continue to work in full swing to complete the rest so that we meet … read more
Power cuts lasted for over an hour in several locations in Egypt on Monday due to the lack of fuel to run power stations, which amounts to 2,000 megawatts, an informed source at the Ministry of Electricity told Youm7 Monday. … read more