The collapsed Sheikh Mansour Bridge in El-Marg following a fire on Tuesday revealed the deceleration of the state bodies in doing their jobs, said Khaled Abdel Azeem, head of the National Institute for Transport, on Tuesday. During his interview on … read more
Leading political figure Amr Moussa claimed on Tuesday that armed forces chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi intends to run in the upcoming presidential elections. Moussa, who headed the committee that drafted the 2014 constitution, met with Field Marshal El-Sisi on Tuesday, according … read more
Unidentified assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint early Wednesday in the Ismailia governorate, killing one officer and two soldiers. read more
The number of tourists to Egypt dropped to 678,000 in December 2013, a decrease of 30.7 from December 2012, according to the state statistical agency CAPMAS. The total of 5.1 million nights in December 2013 was also a significant drop … read more
The European Union wants to restart talks with Egypt over a wider free trade deal that could help double the value of commercial exchanges in the next few years, the EU ambassador to Cairo said on Monday. His comments signal … read more
One person was killed when part of a bridge collapsed in northeast Cairo early on Tuesday, state news agency MENA reported. A fire broke out in shacks under the Al-Sheikh Mansour bridge in Cairo’s Al-Marg district and a number of … read more
A section of a natural gas pipeline has been blown up south of el-Arish, northern Sinai Peninsula, Egypt security sources say. The explosion occurred during the early hours of Tuesday. The pipeline provides gas to Jordan and some plants in … read more
A group that was formed to support ousted President Mohamed Mursi has called for demonstrations on Tuesday, February 11, to mark the downfall of Hosni Mubarak in 2011. The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy said in a statement on Monday … read more
As crowds packed streets throughout Egypt during the 2011 uprising that overthrew autocrat Hosni Mubarak, it wasn’t only the politicians and generals in Cairo who were scrambling to protect their interests. With the old regime teetering, business tycoons connected to … read more
Former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Sami Anan described Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, defense minister, as ‘hard worker’ and military as ‘one family’. He also said that he enjoys a good relationship with Sisi. read more