The tourism trade in Egypt has shrunk by 34 percent during the first nine months of the 2015/2016 fiscal year, according to a report from the Ministry of Planning. The report published by the ministry to track “economic performance indicators … read more
The Egyptian-led investigating committee on a Russian passenger plane that crashed in Sinai last year killing all 224 people on board said on Sunday that first phase of assembling the wreckage is now concluded. The first stage included recognizing each … read more
Egypt decided to extend the opening of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in both directions for another two days for the upcoming Eid Al-Adha holiday after opening them for three days starting on Saturday, MENA agency reported … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm A balcony of an old building has collapsed in Alexandria destroying three vehicles that were parked below. No casualties were reported in the incident, which occurred in Mostafa Kamel Street in Al-Raml district, east of Alexandria. The old, … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm A new supply minister has been selected to replace Khaled Hanafy, who resigned recently, with the new appointment to be announced at parliament’s closing session on Tuesday. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have made … read more
Egypt has approved the construction of 19 new prisons since January 2011 amid an ongoing crackdown on freedoms, according to report released on Monday by the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI). The number of prisons has risen in … read more
There are 504 detention centres in Egypt, and the number of prisoners in Egypt by mid-August 2016 reached around 106,000 prisoners, including 60,000 political prisoners, according to a new in-depth report released Monday by the Arabic Network for Human Rights … read more
Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid Bin Daghr arrived in Cairo on Monday night to conduct talks with Egyptian officials, MENA news agency reported. According to security sources at Cairo International Airport, Daghr arrived on a private jet with a delegation … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Four Egyptian Christian teenagers who had been sentenced to prison over contempt of Islam traveled to Switzerland on Thursday seeking asylum, according to Insight Magazine. In an interview with the Morning Star News website, the four teenagers said … read more
By Reuters By Tom Esslemont LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Brokers in Egypt’s underground trade in human body parts use prostitutes to tempt migrants to sell their kidneys as hospitals turn a blind eye to illicit dealing in donated organs … read more