Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al- Sisi accepted the cabinet’s resignation on Saturday, said the presidency. Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb submitted the resignation in a meeting with the president where Mehleb handed a comprehensive report on the government’s performance during the … read more
Schoolgirl Mariam Malak has become an unlikely symbol of the fight against corruption in Egypt after scoring the sum total of zero in her final exams. The 19-year-old top student, a teacher’s daughter in a small village in the poor … read more
Egypt has become the victim of its own success in clamping down on the black market for foreign currency. A central bank decision to limit deposits of dollars made into bank accounts has created winners and losers within a country … read more
An additional 75 U.S. troops will be sent to Sinai to enhance the protection of the peacekeeping forces in Egypt’s peninsula; a decision that was eyed in recent month due to militancy in the area. Pentagon spokesperson Peter cook said … read more
At least 20 Egyptians were injured on Friday when a crane collapsed in Mecca’s Grand Mosque, an Egyptian health ministry spokesman told MENA news agency, revising the ministry’s earlier estimate of 12 Egyptians injured. At least 107 pilgrims of different … read more
At least 14 gold bullion were stolen Thursday night from the monetary authority of Egypt, where coins are being manufactured, the Interior Ministry announced. Eight kg of golden artifacts were reported missing as well from the authority’s treasury. The interior … read more
The first six days of registration for Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary elections brought a number of surprises. A whopping 4,136 parliamentary hopefuls submitted their papers to register as candidates within one week after the nomination period began Tuesday, a number much … read more
Four Red Sea ports in the governorate of Suez will be closed throughout Wednesday due to the extreme weather conditions affecting the country, the Red Sea ports authority announced. Authority spokesman Abdel-Rahim Mostafa said the four ports were closed due … read more
Three Egyptian electricity companies have secured $243 million fund from Japan, International Cooperation Minister Najla Ahwani said on Monday in an official statement. The fund will aim at enhancing the capacity of electricity distribution in Egypt, which is desperately short … read more
Egyptian investment minister Ashraf Salman signed on Wednesday a memorandum of understanding with a Chinese company to develop the new administrative capital, reported the state news agency MENA. This agreement was signed on the sidelines of President Abdel Fattah alSisi’s … read more