Reuters Egypt will boost production of natural gas to 5 billion cubic feet per day in the 2017-2018 fiscal year as the giant Zohr field comes online, but will still also ramp up gas imports to feed a spike in … read more
The Ismailia Prosecution Authority ordered the detention of three police officers and 13 other police conscripts and personnel against the backdrop of a jail break on Friday when six prisoners were able to escape Ismailia prison, state media reported. According … read more
A 12-year-old boy will marry his cousin, 11, after the groom-to-be’s father gave the couple’s engagement his blessing. While family and friends celebrated Nasser Hassan’s eldest son’s lavish wedding, the father decided to ‘double the joy’ in Egypt by announcing the … read more
In the upper-middle class Rehab suburb of New Cairo, Ahmed Disouki, the owner of two local foul and falafel restaurants, complains that besides managing his restaurants, he now has to juggle another part-time job to survive. “People like me who … read more
MENA International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr has highlighted ongoing efforts by the Egyptian government to remove thousands of landmines on the northwest coast left over from World War II. In a press conference on Friday, Nasr said, “We need to … read more
British ambassador to Cairo John Casson said that the United Kingdom (UK) has given to the Egyptian government all recorded maps related to the placement of landmines in the western desert since World War II. Casson told state run news … read more
(Aswat Masriya) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s approval rating dropped 14 per cent over the course of two months, according to a new poll conducted by the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera). Baseera’s poll shows that, while … read more
(Aswat Masriya) – Egypt’s Court of Cassation upheld on Saturday a 20 year sentence against former president Mohamed Mursi and 12 other Muslim Brotherhood leaders in case dubbed as presidential palace clashes. The verdict is final and can not be … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm A program for testing drug use among school bus drivers has identified 18 drivers in Cairo, Giza and Qalyubia as using various drugs, including marijuana, Tramadol and heroin, according to Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali. The drivers were … read more
The head of the Egyptian army’s ninth armour division Major Adel Ragaai was killed on Saturday morning after being subject to an assassination operation, the army media office told Daily News Egypt on Saturday. The army’s ninth armour division is … read more