The Armed Forces seized on Wednesday a vehicle loaded with explosives in Martyr Ahmed Hamdy tunnel, said Armed Forces spokesperson Tamer al-Refaei on his official Facebook page. Two people in the vehicle were arrested, according to Refaei, adding that these … read more
The governor of Alexandria said on Thursday that all necessary measures were being taken to remove a 14-floor building in Azarita neighborhood, which began to lean heavily towards another building at dawn. A committee was formed of university engineers and … read more
According to population estimates for 2016, 20.2 percent of over 15s in Egypt are smokers, which is equal to 12.6 million, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced. The rate of cigarette smoking differs greatly between men and women, … read more
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi ratified on Monday a new law that is set to regulate the work of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Egypt and was approved earlier in January by the Parliament. According to the articles of the newly ratified … read more
Egypt has drafted this month a new bill that would impose hefty fines on tourist harassers as part of the state’s efforts to attract additional tourists and heal the country’s ailing tourism industry. State television quoted Egypt’s Antiquities Minister, Khaled … read more
Thirteen-year-old boy Youssef El-Araby died on Monday after being in a coma for almost two weeks after being struck by a stray bullet in Cairo’s 6 October district, his mother Marwa Kenawy said on Facebook. Youssef was standing with his … read more
Our two daily newspapers, Al Borsa and Daily NewsEgypt, strongly denounce the government’s persistent crackdown against them. The most recent action taken by the government was blocking the websites of both newspapers—even though their names were not among the list … read more
One person died on Monday from injuries sustained in the Friday attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt’s Minya governorate, raising the death toll to 30 people and making it the deadliest attack on Egyptian Christians in recent history, state news … read more
Egypt’s armed forces carried out intensive air strikes by night and day targeting terrorist elements in Libya following a Friday attack in Egypt’s Minya that left 29 Coptic Christians dead, an army spokesman statement read. “The attack resulted in the … read more
Meteorologists expect mild weather on Sunday, the second day of Ramadan, along the north coast. Hot weather will prevail in Cairo, Lower Egypt and northern Upper Egypt. It will be very hot in southern Egypt, especially during the day, turning … read more