Facebook says a programme that had been giving free basic internet services to more than 3 million Egyptians has been shut down. In a statement to the Associated Press on Wednesday, Facebook says it is “disappointed” by the shutdown and … read more
Egypt has now become the second country to shut down Facebook’s controversial free internet service after India did the same last week, according to a report from the Associated Press today. The service, called Free Basics, is part of Facebook’s … read more
Egypt has been losing out on $300 million a month in potential revenue since Russian and UK tourists stopped visiting the country, Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou said Wednesday. In November, Russia and the United Kingdom suspended flights to Egypt … read more
An Egyptian military court Tuesday sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie to 10 years in prison over deadly clashes following the 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, judicial officials said. Ninety other defendants who were tried in absentia were … read more
Walking in Egyptian streets these days, it is hard not to notice the pastry shops, or the small tents displaying Halawet el-Muwlid, the special sweets sold on the occasion of Prophet Mohamed’s birthday, or, Mawlid al-Nabi. Prophet Mohamed’s birthday is … read more
Egypt is now cooperating with Control Risks, an independent global risk consultancy, in securing the country’s airports, starting with the Cairo and Sharm El- Shiekh airports, tourism minister Hisham Zazou announced on Tuesday. Authorities hired the company in the wake … read more
The Free Egyptians Party declared on Saturday that it would take “legal measures” against 10 members who joined a proposed parliamentary coalition in violation of the party’s decision to shun it. The party said the members breached the party’s decision … read more
Muons radiography survey has begun in the 4,400 year-old Bent Pyramid in Dahshour, the Antiquities Ministry announced in a statement Saturday. A team of experts from Nagoya University have begun the scanning survey of the Bent Pyramid of ancient Egyptian … read more
The National Coalition to Support Legitimacy (NCSL) called Thursday for a new “thunderous wave of a week-long protest” ahead of the fifth anniversary of the January 25 Revolution. Under the slogan “Revolution Until Victory,” the NCSL calls on Egyptians “to … read more
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said that Russian air safety audit team in Egypt completed its task and that “it prepared recommendations on improving safety systems,” reported TASS Russian news agency. Dvorkovich further said that Russia sent experts to … read more