Al-Masry Al-Youm A bomb planted next to the Ring Road police station, New Cairo, exploded on Thursday causing destruction of part of the police station’s wall and its steel gate. No casualties were reported. Explosive experts and detectives headed to … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi delivered a speech before the opening session of the fourth Arab-African Summit, which kicked-off in Equatorial Guinea’s capital Malabo on Wednesday, where he said that countries need to combine efforts to face several international crises. The … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Reuters The Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs Nabila Makram said Egypt ranks first in illegal immigration rates worldwide. In an economic conference on Thursday, the minister said that Kafr el-Sheikh, Gharbiya and Fayoum governorates rank first … read more
(Aswat Masriya) – Egypt’s population will reach 92 million at 8 pm on Thursday, the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) said, an increase by 1 million people in just six months. In June, CAPMAS announced that Egypt’s … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Cairo Airport authorities banned TV host Amr al-Laithy Thursday from travel based on a decision by the top prosecutor. The top prosecutor banned al-Laithy from travel over claims accusing him of inciting protests and instigating the public opinion … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt has topped a list of Middle East (ME) countries that are safe for tourism and vacations, according to the US government. Other ME countries deemed safe include Jordan, Oman, UAE and Qatar. In a supplement issued by … read more
(Aswat Masriya) – An Egypt court accepted on Thursday writer and poet Fatma Naoot’s appeal against a three-year sentence handed down to her for contempt of religion, reducing it to six months. In January, Naoot was sentenced to three years in … read more
Egyptian police arrested on Wednesday the suspected killer of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) CEO Nevine Loutfy, one day after she was found murdered inside her house in 6 October. The suspect has been identified as 49 year-old Abdel Aty … read more
(Aswat Masriya) – Director of El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence Aida Seif Al-Dawla was banned from travel on Wednesday as she attempted to board a flight to Tunisia. According to a statement by El Nadeem, Seif Al-Dawla … read more
Criticism over a non-governmental organisation (NGO) draft law, which received preliminary approval from parliament, continues as new claims surface over what would be heavy restrictions on the work of civil society if the law were to be implemented. Former minister … read more