Egyptian authorities are set to reduce the hours of the nightly curfew in key governorates from 11pm-6am to 12am-5am, an official source told Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website on Monday. The source said that the curfew adjustment is being made to … read more
Major Russian tourist companies are looking to resume trips to Egypt’s Red Sea resorts, according to Maged al-Qady, adviser to the head of the Red Sea tourist chamber. Meetings and consultations with Russian officials are currently underway, Qady added, saying … read more
Female police personnel were deployed in different areas in Cairo. On Sunday there were present in female-only metro carriages after calls for Muslim Brotherhood supporters to demonstrate inside the metro stations and carriages, demanding the reinstatement of ousted President Mohamed … read more
Armed assailants targeted a military checkpoint on the Ismailiya-Cairo Desert road on Sunday, killing one conscript and injuring three others, Al-Ahram’s Arabic website reported. The assailants reportedly attacked the checkpoint with automatic weapons from two cars. Security forces have closed … read more
Egypt’s army and police forces imposed a temporary curfew that would last for all day long in Minya’s village of Delga early on Monday after it entered it with air cover. The Upper Egypt village has seen an outbreak of … read more
The Egyptian authorities arrested 20 people on Sunday at two metro stations in Cairo for “causing disturbance” as they attempted to stage protests inside the subway, security sources said. Supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi have called for holding … read more
Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak has reportedly said the country’s 2011 uprising that ousted him from power had initiated in 2005 and that was instigated by Washington, an Egyptian newspaper reported on Sunday. Citing leaked recordings in which Mubarak can … read more
The subway company warned of protests called by supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsy inside subway stations from 9 am until 11 am on Sunday. The supporters also announced a sit-in inside trains to paralyze movement. “Subway staff do not … read more
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior says security forces observed infringements and excesses that fall beyond the realm of peacefulness in Friday’s protests, which were held by supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi and critics of the armed forces. “Many crimes were … read more
Ahmed Saeed, secretary general of the National Salvation Front (NSF), said that the organization has not yet decided to support any particular candidate for the presidency. “And we will support the candidate that the people will choose, even if coming … read more