The Supreme Judicial Council ordered on Monday a gag on publishing news related to judges and the judiciary on websites and digital outlets, according to state media. The decision, which was published on several news outlets, stated that the council … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Ministry of Planning Monitoring and Administrative Reform (MPMAR) is preparing a study to raise the minimum wage limit for state civil servants in the fiscal year 2017/ 2018 to LE1,500. An official source with the ministry said that … read more
Eight policemen were killed and at least 10 injured in an attack on a North Sinai checkpoint in the early hours of Monday, a security source told Al-Ahram Arabic news website. The interior ministry has yet to issue a statement … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany has said that the ministry is focusing on neglected archaeological places to be put on the tourist map, adding that the ministry depends on self-efforts in restoration. The first yet biggest project to document … read more
Egypt’s northern city of Alexandria witnessed strong showers and a drop in temperatures early on Monday morning, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. The strong rains flooded some of the city’s streets causing traffic jams. A sewage company sent cars to … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm The former vice president Mohamed ElBaradei has responded on Twitter to TV host Ahmed Moussa, who broadcast telephone calls of ElBaradei through his talk show aired on the privately-owned Sada Al-Balad satellite TV channel on Saturday. ElBaradei tweeted … read more
By Aswat Masriya CAIRO, Jan 7 (Aswat Masriya) – Rights lawyer Tarek Nagida said on Saturday that the officer in charge of the Sayeda Zeinab police station refused to receive notice of a protest that is planned for next Wednesday … read more
By Reuters By Asma Alsharif CAIRO, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Mohsen al-Gedamy has run a successful business for the past seven years importing beans, a staple food for many Egyptians, but after the currency was suddenly floated late last year … read more
The Alexandria Port Authority shut down on Saturday the Bughazi and Dakheila ports due to bad weather conditions, state news agency MENA reported. Wind speeds exceeded 25 knots per hour, causing high waves in the Mediterranean. “The two ports were … read more
The Ministry of Social Solidarity announced on Saturday the closure of a branch of Dar Al-Orman orphanage that is located in Fifth Settlement, after a five-minute footage circulated on social media revealing possible child abuse. The footage had the sound … read more