Aswat Masriya President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has issued a decree approving the memorandum of understanding signed between Egypt and Saudi Arabia over developing the Sinai Peninsula. The decree published on Thursday in the official government gazette states the “approval of … read more
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi told Egypt’s foreign minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday that “Egypt is in safe hands” under the government of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi. Shoukry discussed with the Tunisian president bilateral relations between Egypt and Tunisia as well … read more
By Aswat Masriya CAIRO, Jan 25 (Aswat Masriya) – Quiet loomed over Tahrir on Wednesday noon as police vehicles and a few cars circled the Square on the sixth anniversary of the January 25 uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak. … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Rights activists maintained almost identical views when asked by Al-Masry Al-Youm: What is the situation of human rights and freedoms in Egypt six years after the January 25 Revolution, a period which also witnessed the 30 June uprising? … read more
Egypt closed downtown Cairo’s Sadat metro station over security concerns on Wednesday, the sixth anniversary of the popular revolution that toppled longtime president Hosni Mubarak. The station has been shut down “due to security reasons. Trains [will] not stop at … read more
By Aswat Masriya CAIRO, Jan 25 (Aswat Masriya) – International watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticised the placement of hundreds of Egyptians on terrorists list, in an official statement on Tuesday. It calls on the Egyptian prosecutors, and parliament to … read more
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said on Wednesday that the 25 January Revolution was a turning point in Egypt’s history, as it gave hope to Egyptians at first, but was also followed by disappointments after personal interests took over. In a … read more
Reuters Centamin Plc, which runs Egypt’s only commercial gold mine, said it would not bid in the country’s new gold exploration tender because the terms are not commercially viable. Egypt, which is hoping that gold production can be a future … read more
Egypt Independent Flights between Russia and Egypt are reportedly expected to resume in March due to technical issues, thwarting high hopes on the Egyptian side that the Russian tourists would come back to Egypt as soon as possible. State-owned Russian … read more
Egypt’s parliamentary ethics committee recommended on Monday that MP Osama Sharshar be banned from attending house sessions until the current term ends over allegedly “sending sex videos of another MP on Whatsapp,” Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. The case dates … read more