A Giza criminal court sentenced on Tuesday 23 people to life in prison, 223 others to 15 years, 22 to three years, and acquitted 109 on various violent offences committed during the 2013 dispersal of a sit-in in Giza’s Nahda … read more
Egyptian journalist and film critic Yasmine Zohdi, as well as producer and director Mohamad El-Hadidi, were selected among 250 others to participate in this year’s Berlinale Talents, an initiative of the 68th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival, which … read more
Members of parliament at the House of Representatives raced on Tuesday afternoon to sign forms supporting the candidacy of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in order to make him legible for competing for a second term. The General Secretariat of the … read more
In an effort to improve Egypt’s ranking as an attractive market for investment, the Egyptian General Assembly in Parliament approved the country’s first bankruptcy law on Tuesday, reported Al-Ahram online. The law is a guarantee for companies, supporting them and enabling … read more
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) expects moderate weather on Tuesday across the northern parts of Egypt, while warm temperatures will dominate Egypt’s southern regions. Very cold weather is expected across the country overnight. Mist will affect visibility throughout the country’s northern parts, … read more
Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation dropped to 21.9 percent in December, from 26 percent the previous month, the country’s official statistics agency CAPMAS announced on Wednesday. In an official statement, CAPMAS said the drop in the rate of urban … read more
Egypt’s education ministry has dismissed the principal of a school in Daqahliya governorate for allowing a theatre performance to be held at the school where students acted out last week’s deadly attack on a mosque in North Sinai, with the … read more
In a historic feat in the clean energy and sustainability fields, Egypt’s rank jumped 23 places in Bloomberg’s Climatescope 2017 annual report, becoming number 19 out of 71 countries assessed for the progress they made towards clean energy. This makes Egypt … read more
According to the spokesperson of the Pentagon, Col. Rob Manning, Friday’s al-Rawda mosque attack in North Sinai is an example of why the United States must remain involved in the Middle East. Manning said in a Pentagon statement that “the United States … read more
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in Cairo Wednesday for talks with his Egyptian counterpart Sedki Sobhi and other Egyptian officials, state-run MENA news agency reported. The officials will discuss boosting military cooperation between the two countries in various fields. … read more