Al-Masry Al-Youm The Egyptian-Russian deal for the purchase of Ka-52K helicopters is in the final stage, state-owned Russian news agency TASS reported on Friday. Russian Helicopters Group CEO Andrei Boginsky said on Friday that Egypt is expected to decide this … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Meteorologists expect a gradual increase in temperatures, to be hot in the northern parts up to northern Upper Egypt on Sunday. In southern Upper Egypt, hotter temperatures will prevail during the day, turning colder at night across all … read more
Reuters French investigators say they found no traces of explosives on the bodies of French victims of Egypt Air flight MS 804 that crashed into the Mediterranean last year en route from Paris to Cairo, a French newspaper reported on … read more
This article was published yesterday under the headline “Egypt cabinet sets proposed fee for one-year permit to foreigners at $100,000” and contained several errors. The cabinet’s new measure increases the value of the property a non-Egyptian must hold from $50,000 … read more
Egyptian prison authorities executed Wednesday a 22-year-old man convicted of raping and murdering a five-year-old girl in Upper Egypt’s Minya governorate in March 2014. Investigations in the case revealed that the convict kidnapped the girl, before taking her to an … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Karim Hussein, the founder of the pro-Mubarak Facebook page entitled “Asfeen Ya Rayes” (We’re Sorry, Mr. President) wished former president Hosni Mubarak a happy birthday on his 89th birthday. Hussein posted a photo of Mubarak that he described … read more
Reuters An Egyptian design duo has begun re-purposing old steel shipping containers, transforming them into living spaces, shops and restaurants in an effort to introduce residents of overcrowded Cairo to cheaper and more versatile properties. Qubix, a year-old company founded … read more
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein said on Monday that the security measures of Egyptian authorities were fostering radicalization, in remarks Cairo has slammed as “irresponsible” and “disgraceful”. At a news conference in Geneva, Zeid condemned … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is heading to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday on a two-day visit for wide-ranging talks, state-run news agency MENA reported on Tuesday. El-Sisi will meet with Emerati leaders to discuss ways of enhancing bilateral … read more
Hend El-Behary During the speech of the US President Donald Trump on his 100th day in office, he mentioned the release of the Egyptian-American activist Aya Hegazy from Egyptian prisons as one of his achievements. Hegazy, along with her husband … read more