Al-Masry Al-Youm Zagazig Criminal Court has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a physically disabled girl. The 23-year-old man was convicted based on a confession to police, in which he said he lured the girl … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm A young woman who is confined to bed due to obesity and paralyzed by a stroke has written a letter begging President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to intervene on her behalf and arrange treatment at a military hospital. “I … read more
A short TV interview featuring an angry “tuk-tuk driver” criticising Egypt’s economic woes gained immense popularity on Thursday, quickly becoming the country’s top viral video. The night talk show “Someone from the People,” which plays on Al-Hayat private channel, aired … read more
A 35-year-old man died while trying to illegally excavate for ancient artefacts in Alexandria on Thursday, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. The man was digging in an empty lot along with three other people in the district of Kafr Abdou … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Germany’s fourth-biggest tour operator FTI has announced its plans to operate five flights to Sharm el-Sheikh each week starting December 23, increasing the number of flights from three to eight per week. The increase will mean a return … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm The sugar crisis continued on Tuesday, with supplies only meeting 60 percent of demand, according to the industry sources, while the price per kilo has shot up to LE11 in some areas. Waleed al-Shaikh, head of General Grocers’ … read more
Responding to reports by Russian newspaper Izvestia and other Russian media outlets, spokesperson for the Egyptian presidency Alaa Youssef denied that bilateral discussions are taking place that would lead to the establishment of a Russian military base in Egypt, state-run … read more
The president of Cairo University, Gaber Nassar, has decided to abolish the religion field on all university certificates and documents it issues related to students, staff, and professors, the academic told a local television programme on Tuesday. The decision, which … read more
Egypt’s oil ministry has contracted “other foreign suppliers” to provide the country with its petroleum needs for October after it was informed that the Saudi Aramco company would be unable to send the agreed upon quantities, a ministry official said … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi arrived on Monday in Khartoum to attend the closing session of the Sudan Dialogue Conference upon the invitation of President Omar Al-Bashir, state news agency MENA reported. A number of presidents and diplomats will also attend … read more