A senior member of the leftist Tagammu Party has called for rallies on 6 October – the anniversary of Egypt’s victory over Israel in the 1973 war – to stifle protests planned by the Muslim Brotherhood. Amr Abdel-Rady said the … read more
The Tamarod (Rebel) movement that organized mass demonstrations that toppled President Mohamed Mursi in July might create a political party, its founder said. Mahmoud Badr told the Kuwaiti al-Watan newspaper that Tamarod is thinking about turning itself into a political … read more
At least four people, three police conscripts and one civilian, were killed on Monday when unknown gunmen attacked a police station in Northern Sinai’s Arish, security sources said. Eyewitness confirmed that armed men attacked the police station while shooting “intensive … read more
A new alliance called the “Islamic Council” is currently underway, which would include all currents of political Islam, according to sources close to the international organization of the Muslim Brotherhood. The alliance is to open branches in all countries of … read more
Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy on Sunday attended the final signing ceremony of a loan agreement worth US$70 million with the OPEC Fund for International Development to finance a power plant south of Helwan. The agreement was signed by Minister of … read more
Egypt’s ministers of electricity and industry announced Sunday that Egypt has plans to depend on coal to generate electricity and power cement factories. Minister of Electricity Ahmed Imam said the Cabinet’s Higher Committee for Energy had asked the Environment Ministry … read more
The Egyptian tax authority captured a five ton shipment of marijuana through the Red Sea, the Egyptian army announced today. The drug was found on three vessels in more than 2,000 bags. The vessels’ six crew members were arrested. (AFP) read more
Egypt’s 50-member committee, charged with amending the country’s suspended constitution, approved on Sunday the allocation of 25 percent of its municipalities’ seats to women and another 25 percent to youth. read more
Egypt’s army-backed authorities have extended the detention of two Canadians held without charge since political clashes in mid-August as officials investigate a small remote control aeroplane and other items found in the pair’s hotel room. The Canadian government called earlier … read more
A sniper shot dead an Egyptian soldier in the Sinai Peninsula, security sources said on Sunday, a region where al Qaeda-linked fighters have stepped up attacks on security forces since the army deposed elected Islamist president Mohamed Mursi on July … read more