Al-Masry Al-Youm A Turkish passenger plane carrying foreign tourists from Istanbul arrived early on Sunday at the resort city of Sharm al-Sheikh, the first such flight since a Russian passenger jet was brought down by terrorists in October after taking … read more
Dominic Dudley , CONTRIBUTOR I write about business and economics in the Middle East Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Egypt’s Finance Minister Amr El Garhy has said his country needs to move faster in dealing with … read more
Luxor governorate will impose a fine of EGP 1,000 on anyone excessively using drinking water for other purposes and wasting it, according to Luxor governor Mohamed Badr. In an official statement issued Saturday, the drinking water company for Luxor requested from citizens that … read more
Dozens of prisoners who are being held in detention in Al-Salam police station set their cell on fire early on Saturday in an attempt to escape. However, security forces hindered the attempt. Citing eyewitnesses, media outlets reported that there were several people … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm MP Elhamy Agena has said that a law criminalizing female genital mutilation (FGM) will not quash the traditional practice, saying, “I’m realistic. I’ve spent time among the people, and female circumcision takes place daily.” Families will not report … read more
Egypt’s parliament gave a final approval on Monday to the implementation of the long-delayed value-added tax (VAT) at a rate of 13 percent for the current fiscal year. Parliament also increased the list of exempted goods and services to 56 … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has ratified the long-delayed introduction of the value-added tax (VAT), meaning that the Ministry of Finance will issue its bylaws within 30 days to put the law into action. According to Article 9 of the VAT … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met with the UAE’s Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed in Cairo on Thursday, where he stressed the importance of the Arab Gulf’s security to Egypt, the Egyptian presidency announced. According to the statement issued by the … read more
Human Rights Watch has hailed a move by Egypt’s parliament to stiffen punishments for carrying out female genital mutilation, calling the move “a step toward eliminating the practice” but demanding further reforms. Egypt’s parliament approved on 31 August a cabinet … read more
The number of Egyptian pilgrims who have died in Saudi Arabia climbed to 16 Saturday, state news agency MENA quoted the health ministry as saying. All cases died of natural causes, including heat exhaustion, high blood pressure and hypertension. Over … read more