Egypt’s interim head of state Adly Mansour will not run for president in elections slated for next year, a Kuwaiti newspaper on Tuesday quoted him as saying. Mansour was sworn in as interim president on July 4, a day after … read more
The producing company of Egypt’s top TV satirist show “The Program” has terminated its exclusive contract with the broadcasting channel CBC after it pulled the show off air, according to a statement issued by the company on Sunday. QSoft said … read more
The Radio and Television Union has submitted a proposal to the government to adopt a tax on car owners in Egypt for car radio service, to be paid annually when renewing the license, said the Union head Essam al-Amir. This … read more
The Egyptian government on Sunday warned citizens against being embroiled into violence when they mark, on Tuesday, the anniversary of bloody clashes that erupted in the vicinity of the Interior Ministry headquarters in downtown Cairo two years ago. “Some groups … read more
An Egyptian police officer was shot dead in Cairo on Sunday by unknown assailants, the Interior Ministry said in a statement, three days after a three-month curfew and state of emergency were lifted. Officer Mohamad Mabruk, in charge of following … read more
At least 24 people were killed in Egypt when a train ploughed into a truck and a mini-bus at a railway crossing early Monday, the health ministry said. Another 28 people were wounded in the accident, which took place south … read more
A number of students announced a sit-on on Sunday at Egypt’s Zaqaziq University, located north of Cairo, to protest the presence of police on university campus and the arrest of some of their colleagues. The protesting students cordoned the faculty … read more
Four police officers and six workers were injured as security forcibly dispersed protests by workers from the Samanoud Felt Fabric Company Saturday in Gharbiya. Security forces arrested three of the workers who decried delayed payments and deteriorating company conditions. read more
Cairo Criminal Court adjourned to Sunday the retrial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, and his former interior minister, Habib El-Adly. Together with six security aides, the accused are currently facing retrial on charges of … read more
Construction of a new memorial in the center of Tahrir Square dedicated to the martyrs of the 25 January and 30 June uprisings has stirred controversy among critics. Approved by the Cairo governor, work on the memorial began on Saturday … read more