Egypt Independent The Egyptian Navy has received delivery of a Russian warship equipped with equipped with multiple armament systems intended to significantly boost Egypt’s naval fighting power. The Russian Navy handed over a Molinya RKA-32-class missile corvette on Thursday, providing … read more
CAIRO, Aug 5 (Aswat Masriya) – Egypt’s former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa has survived an assassination attempt on Friday in 6th October city, state’s TV reported. The Grand Mufti is the state’s top religious authority who is authorised to issue … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Members of parliament seeking solutions to Egypt’s tourism crisis have concluded that success in the tourism sector depends on wider political reforms in Egypt. The Parliamentary Tourism and Aviation Committee met on Thursday to discuss the current state … read more
AP A video purportedly by Egypt’s Islamic State affiliate has delivered a rare direct threat to Israel, saying the Jewish state will soon “pay a high price.” Egypt’s branch of the Islamic State group is spearheading an insurgency in northern … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed the current suspension of UK flights to Sharm el-Sheikh with British prime minister Theresa May in a phone call on Wednesday. According to a British Embassy in Cairo press release, Sisi called Prime Minister … read more
Amid the economic turmoil that Egypt has been witnessing over the past few months, members of parliament have suggested solutions for overcoming the crisis. The most controversial suggestions came from MP Moataz Mahmoud, who suggested granting Egyptian nationality to “Arab … read more
Egypt denounced the cremation of an Egyptian citizen’s body in Germany following his death in a hospital in Essen after an alleged suicide attempt. Egypt’s foreign ministry said in a statement that it condemns the cremation of the body of … read more
Russia expects that Egypt will be able to fulfill all necessary air security requirements by the end of October, Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said Monday. “This depends on them, it’s hard to give any sort of promises or forecasts … read more
Reuters President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Egyptians on Monday that tough measures would be needed to turn the country’s ailing economy around, as the government negotiates a US$12 billion loan programme with the International Monetary Fund. In a bid to … read more
A police vehicle carrying four conscripts on the ring road near Giza’s Nahya district was attacked by unidentified armed assailants on Tuesday morning leaving two injured, Ahram Arabic news website reported. The two injured conscripts have been transported to hospital. … read more