Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said that reconciliation with the Muslim Brotherhood is not solely his decision, adding that he had provided the group with chances during the days before their ouster from power. “I cannot make a decision on reconciliation … read more
Security forces stormed the house of Akhbar Al-Youm journalist Mohamed El-Battawy at 3.00am on Tuesday, his wife Rofaida stated on her Facebook. According to head of the Press Syndicate’s Freedoms Committee Khaled El-Balshy, they were looking for him, despite him … read more
Ahram Online Egypt’s Court of Cassation upheld on Wednesday a life imprisonment sentence for Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie on incitement of deadly violence charges, in a first final ruling against the 73-year old in a series of retrials in … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated on Tuesday the first annual National Youth Conference in the Sinai resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh with the participation of 3,000 youth from the country’s universities and political parties. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and a … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Ahmed abdel Aal, head of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA), said unsettled weather is expected in Egypt, starting on Wednesday, with rain in most areas, including Cairo. The rain could be heavy and accompanied by thunder on Thursday … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Alexandria Security Department has approved the attendance of 75,000 fans at the football match between Egypt and Ghana in November, in the second round of the World Cup qualifiers. The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has received security approval … read more
The little-known militant group of Lewaa El-Thawra (Revolution Brigade), which claimed responsibility for assassinating a high-ranking army officer on Saturday, has published photos of uniformed items and a gun allegedly belonging to an army personnel member who was present at … read more
An Egyptian foreign ministry official criticized a recent article published by Britain’s Guardian website that attacked Cairo’s stance on Syria. The October 20 article on Iran’s desire that Egypt attend key Syria talks in Russia days earlier said Cairo voted … read more
A North Cairo prosecution ordered on Monday the release of Khaled Abdel Latif, the administrator of a satirical Facebook page, without bail after his arrest on charges of “insulting state institutions,” pending investigation. Abdel Latif, founder and administrator of a … read more
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