Judges from the High Elections Commission have said that no ballot box can be sent to Maadi Military Hospital so ex-president Hosni Mubarak and his wife Suzanne Thabet cast their ballots on the referendum. The commission received request from Mubarak, … read more
Archaeologists in Egypt believe they have discovered the remains of a previously unknown pharaoh who reigned more than 3,600 years ago. The skeleton of King Senebkay were uncovered at South Abydos in Sohag province, about 500 km (300 miles) south … read more
The Egyptian authorities started blocking roads leading to Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Wednesday in preparation for closing it to traffic and pedestrians, reported the state news agency MENA. Closing the square, located downtown, comes as a precautionary measure that coincides … read more
Egyptian authorities will not increase the cost of tourist visas until May next year. This decision was taken after the request of Minister of Tourism Egypt Hisham Zaazu to Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy country. “Procedures related to the increase in … read more
Egypt’s Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim has warned that any attacks on the ballot boxes following the end of the constitutional referendum would be met with strict reactions, in a televised interview aired on a satellite channel on Tuesday. Ibrahim … read more
Security forces have freed four trade unions leaders abducted last week while on their way to a pro-constitution conference in the Red Sea city of Sharm El-Sheikh, General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) leader Mohamed Salem announced on Wednesday, Al-Ahram … read more
Voters in Dakahliya reported judges in charge of six polling stations to the police, saying the judges barred them from voting. The voters reported polling station No. 135 at the Sherbin Girls School, three schools in Belqas and polling stations … read more
Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt with an iron fist for 30 years before he was ousted, has asked to vote in a constitutional referendum, his lawyer told Reuters on Tuesday. Mubarak, who is facing a retrial for his role in … read more
The U.S. Congress’ new spending bill would restore more than $1.5 billion in military and economic aid to Egypt, which had been largely cut off after Egypt’s military ousted President Mohamed Mursi last summer. The bill includes up to $1.3 … read more
Politician and the founder of the Popular Current Party, Hamdeen Sabahi, could not find his name in the voter registration list at his usual polling station on Tuesday and as a result did not vote in the country’s constitutional referendum. … read more