A Minya military court sentenced earlier on Thursday four pro-Morsi supporters to seven years in jail each for storming a governmental agency headquarters in Minya governorate. The defendants were found guilty in their retrial of storming the youth and sports department … read more
Health Minister Ahmed Emad El-Din Rady signed a Memorandum of Understating (MOU) with the UN high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi, during his visit to Cairo. The agreement outlines potential ways to make medical care a priority for asylum seekers in Egypt … read more
Aswat Masriya Four Russian airlines have asked the Federal Agency for Air Transport (FAAT) to allow the resumption of flights between Egypt and Russia, Russian news agency TASS reported on Thursday. The four airlines that made the request are Yamal … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm West Cairo prosecution has ordered the detention of an Uber driver on suspicion of attempting to steal a cellphone from a client in the Zeitoun neighborhood.The suspect has been detained for a period of four days pending investigations … read more
“Take this. Slide it quickly in your bag before anyone sees us,” a shopkeeper at a popular gas mart in Cairo which sells cigarettes tells a shopper. “Trust me, it’s easier to get drugs in Egypt now than to find … read more
The Obama administration has shifted more than $100 million in aid from Egypt to other countries, citing Egyptian impediments to its effective use. The State Department said Wednesday it had “redirected” $108 million of $150 million in unspent 2015 economic … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm The Cabinet is planning more cuts to fuel subsidies soon, in accordance to an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a loan worth US$12 billion, a Cabinet source said on Wednesday. The Cabinet is putting the final … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt ranks 108 of 185 countries for the number of road accidents each year, according to data published in an official government report on transport issues in Egypt. The Transport and Traffic Research Unit, affiliated to the Academy … read more
The Egyptian government appears to have backtracked on down-payment price increases for flats at a social housing program in the Suez Canal city of Port Said following street protests on Tuesday. Hundreds of youths demonstrated and blocked roads in the … read more
By Aswat Masriya CAIRO, Oct. 18 (Aswat Mariya) – Egypt’s interior ministry said on Tuesday that a conscript opened fire at a police officer during a quarrel, killing the officer and injuring another, in Central Cairo. They were on duty … read more