By THE CAIRO POST The United Nations in Egypt is deeply saddened by the recent news of the tragic death of a young girl, Mayar Mohamed Mousa, in Suez Governorate due to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Regrettably, she is yet … read more
Egypt Independent The German foreign minister has announced that German think-tank Friedrich Naumann will likely return its Middle East operations office to Cairo, reversing its former move to Jordan due to alleged restrictions imposed by the Egyptian government. On Sunday, … read more
By THE CAIRO POST CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood’s guide Mohamed Badie and 35 others were sentenced to life in prison Monday over riots that broke out in Ismailia in 2013 and resulted in a number of deaths, Youm7 reported. The … read more
(Aswat Masriya) – Egypt’s president said on Monday that those responsible for a recent assault on “an Egyptian woman” will be punished, in reference to an elderly Christian who was stripped naked and paraded in an Egyptian village last week. … read more
By REUTERS CAIRO: The Egyptian government is targeting a budget deficit of 9.8 percent for 2016-2017 and 9 percent for the following year, the planning minister said in a news conference on Saturday. Ashraf al-Araby also said his government is targeting … read more
By THE CAIRO POST CAIRO: Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution on Sunday resumed investigations with Egypt’s former top auditor Hisham Genina over accusations of disrupting public peace and security through promoting false news about the size of corruption in government … read more
In the past two weeks, Egypt’s media scene witnessed two surprise-deals indicating that the country’s privately-owned TV media may be shifting away from political content in favour of entertainment programming. Questions loom over the future of private media in Egypt … read more
Ethiopia is about to finish 70% of construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), minister of the Ethiopian Government Communication Affairs office Getachew Reda said. In an interview with the Saudi newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Reda added that the finished … read more
Aswat Masriya An Egyptian court sentenced Mubarak-era parliament speaker Safwat al-Sherif and his son to five years in prison for illicit profiteering and abusing power to make fortunes on Saturday. The Cairo Criminal Court also sentenced Sherif’s other son to … read more
By THE CAIRO POST CAIRO: A Cairo misdemeanor court on Saturday has sentenced an Egyptian actress and four other co-defendants to three years in jail over charges of inciting debauchery, Youm7 reported. The court has accepted an appeal submitted by … read more