Italy has lifted a travel warning for Egyptian beach resorts imposed last year but continued to advise tourists to stay away from other parts of the country, saying there was still “instability and turbulence”. The foreign ministry had issued the … read more
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have convicted a group of 30 Emiratis and Egyptians on charges of setting up a Muslim Brotherhood branch in the country. The suspects have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from three months … read more
Egyptian explosives experts defused on Tuesday what seemed to be an improvised bomb in the upscale Zamalek neighbourhood, west of Cairo, Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website reported. Investigations showed the device was composed of a gas-filled cylinder connected to a circuit … read more
Nasr City Misdemeanor Court on Monday sentenced Sports Minister Taher Abu Zeid to a year in prison, removed him from office and fined him LE10,000 for not implementing a court ruling invalidating the elections of the Shooting Club. read more
Adviser to the Prime Minister for the elections affairs Major General Refaat Qomsan said Tuesday that conducting the parliamentary elections using the single-winner system was still under study. read more
Egypt’s ultra-conservative Islamist Salafis have said they would not participate in the January 25 commemoration, neither through protests or celebration, state-owned news website Akhbar Al-youm reported on Tuesday. The Dawa Salafiya said that it had a firm stance towards the … read more
Egypt’s police, in cooperation with the army, have put together a plan to secure squares across the country on Saturday, which marks the anniversary of the January 25 uprising, Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said on Monday. “The Interior Ministry has … read more
Bruce Willis has signed to produce and narrate The People Demand, a feature documentary detailing the aspirations of protesters around the world in their pursuit of democracy, free speech and human rights. Willis will spearhead the film with Station 18 … read more
Nineteen people have died in a collision involving a truck and a minibus on a rural highway in southern Egypt, a local health ministry official has said. State news agency MENA said the accident took place late on Sunday near … read more
The General Authority for Veterinary Services decided on Sunday to temporarily suspend importing dairy cattle from Germany, after the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) recently announced the emergence of mad cow disease again in a German state. The Ministry … read more