A massive fire destroyed dozens of makeshift shacks used to store merchandise at a popular Cairo market on Wednesday. The fire erupted in the early morning hours of Wednesday at Al-Sayeda Aisha Market in southern Cairo, destroying around 50 of … read more
Egypt has imposed a 15-day ban on sport fishing and offshore swimming near a popular Red Sea destination where a shark attack took place last weekend. Environment Ministry officials Mohamed Salem and Beily Hatab say Monday the attack was likely … read more
EgyptAir flight MS955 resumed on Wednesday its flight to Beijing after a hoax anonymous bomb call caused it to make an emergency landing in Uzbekistan, the company said in a statement. An anonymous call to security officials at Cairo International … read more
Egypt Independent A security source from inside the Interior Ministry has dismissed media reports that terrorist group Islamic State (IS) intends to blow up the Giza pyramids, saying that the achaeological site is highly secure and constantly monitored. On Wednesday, … read more
Two alleged militants were killed and four policemen were seriously injured in a shootout in Damietta, East of Nile Delta, on Monday, head of the Damietta Security Directorate Faisal Doweidar told Al-Ahram Arabic news website. The injured policemen included the … read more
A Cairo prosecution ordered on Monday the detention of 12 officials from the education ministry for 15 days pending investigations into the leaking of general secondary certificate exams. The 12 officials that have been ordered detained are reported to be … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt Independent President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stressed in a meeting Monday that the contracts for the construction of the Dabaa nuclear station should be made ready for signing as soon as possible. Sisi met Monday with Prime Minister … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm In a repeat of Sunday’s exam paper leak online, the Facebook page, “Shawming Byghashish Thanaweya Amma” (Shawming’s cheats for high school exams) published on Tuesday morning a copy of the official high school English exam, just a few … read more
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi issued a decree to force former head of the Judges Club Zakaria Abdel Aziz into retirement, according to state-run Al-Ahram. The decree No. 255 was published in the state’s official magazine on Sunday. The president’s decision … read more
Official statistics show that the number of tourists who entered Egypt in April declined by 54 per cent compared to the same month last year. The figure plunged from 923,900 in April 2015 to 425,000 in April 2016, the state-run Central … read more