Al-Masry Al-Youm The South Atlantic News Agency “MercoPress” has reported that the Swiss decision, which froze assets of former President Hosni Mubarak for a value of US$570 million, will end in February. At this date, the Swiss government will see … read more
An Egyptian judge was referred on Saturday to an Alexandria criminal court along with five other defendants over abuse of power and bribery charges. According to the state security prosecution, the judge is accused of receiving a bribe of EGP … read more
Four people were injured and 15 houses were damaged when unknown assailants attacked Al-Naghmeish, a Coptic village in Sohag, on Friday, according to Nader Shoukry, editor-in-chief of Copts United news website. The attack started after the Friday prayers in rejection … read more
(Aswat Masriya) – A Cairo court rejected on Saturday a request for a stay of execution of the two-year sentence handed down to novelist Ahmed Naji. Naji is currently serving a two-year sentence on charges of publishing “sexually explicit” excerpts from his … read more
It’s no surprise that the Nubian people have little faith in the authorities that claim to work for their benefit, as years of false promises have left them disillusioned. Many Nubians have expressed their worries and doubts about the outcome … read more
The Ismailia Misdemeanours Court granted Saturday the release of 22 police officers pending trial in the case of six inmates escaping the governorate’s Future Prison, state media reported. The court set the next trial date to 10 December. The defendants … read more
An Egyptian delegation including 12 MPs affiliated with parliament’s foreign affairs committee will visit London Sunday to exchange views with British politicians and MPs on political Islam, the Muslim Brotherhood and relations between Egypt and England. Dahlia Youssef, head of … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm MENA Major General Magdy al-Shalaqany, head of the civil protection department, said 20 fire engines were sent to control the huge fire that broke out Saturday at several stores of Souq al-Gomaa (Friday Market), located in Sayyeda Aisha district. Speaking … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm A British delegation from the Civil Aviation Authority praised the security measures followed at Luxor International Airport. Currently inspecting several Egyptian airports in efforts to resume British flights to Egypt, the delegation praised as well the expertise and … read more
Aswat Masriya A spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Ofir Gendelman said on Friday that Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted Egypt’s offer for assistance in extinguishing Israel’s wildfires. Fires have been raging in different locations in Israel over the past three days, … read more