Egypt raised electricity prices on Thursday for mid-to-high household usage by an average of 19 percent for the 2015/2016 fiscal year, the electricity ministry said. The government began raising electricity prices last year as part of a five-year plan to reduce … read more
The governor of Cairo banned on Wednesday the passage of tuk-tuks through central Cairo’s streets, issuing a fine of 1500 Egyptian pounds for whoever violates the ban. The decision encompasses the districts of western Cairo, Azbakeya, Abdeen, Moski, Waili, Bab … read more
Reuters Egypt plans to allow smaller vessels in the Mediterranean direct access to East Port Said around the clock instead of just eight hours a day by building a side channel near the Suez Canal, which will speed up shipping … read more
Unidentified assailants killed a conscript securing the embassy of Niger in Cairo in a drive-by shooting incident early Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said. The attack also injured two security personnel and an Egyptian embassy employee, the ministry said in a … read more
A fire at an Egyptian furniture factory in Obour City on the outskirts of Cairo has killed 19 workers on Tuesday, the health ministry said. 22 others were injured in the fire, health ministry spokesperson Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar told Ahram Arabic … read more
The ministry of Health ordered the closing down of a pharmaceutical company accused of selling faulty drugs, which have killed four infants and medically poisoned 30 others, after they were being treated for dehydration. The infants were reportedly taken by … read more
Four children were killed and 24 others fell ill in Beni Suef after taking a rehydration medication, prompting Health Minister Adel Adawy to refer the case to the public prosecutor on Sunday, state news agency MENA reported. The pharmacy’s manager … read more
CNN Cuba, Kenya and Saudi Arabia are doing better at fighting human trafficking. Egypt, Ghana and Bulgaria are doing worse. That’s according to the latest annual report from the U.S. State Department, which rates 188 countries on their efforts to … read more
Prosecutors ordered the detention of the captain of the capsized ferryboat on Monday for investigation, a day after the 20-year-old turned himself in to authorities. He was charged with manslaughter and violating occupational safety for river transport. On Wednesday, a … read more
The Egyptian cabinet decided on Sunday to ban navigation in the Nile along Greater Cairo from sunset to sunrise, a limit that will remain in place until the end of September. This comes days after a deadly collision occurred in the Nile, leaving … read more