Communications Minister Khaled Negm claims Egypt’s internet service will be better than Dubai’s by next year, but perhaps not as fast as Tunisia’s. “It will be over 256KB and 512KB… We will initially say the speed will be at least 1 MB,” … read more
A sound bomb went off on Friday outside the Egyptian Media Production City (EMPC) in 6 of October City on the outskirts of Cairo, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. No injuries or deaths were reported. The production city, covering an … read more
A university student, widely known as ‘Queen Shahy the Sadomasochism Legend’, accused of operating porn websites in addition to other charges, was acquitted on Sunday, a judicial source said. The Cairo misdemeanor court also accused the woman of abusing communication … read more
Egyptian General Petroleum Corp (EGPC) is seeking up to 175,000 tonnes of gasoline for delivery in August, tender documents showed on Friday. The state-owned firm would like three cargoes of 30,000 to 35,000 tonnes each of 95-octane gasoline for delivery … read more
Calls for boycotting Egypt’s mobile service providers for five hours on Thursday in protest over the services’ “poor quality” are gaining momentum. Yet, it remains to be seen whether the calls would effectively be answered. Internet Revolution Egypt, a two-year … read more
Egypt is holding the highest number of journalists behind bars since record keeping began, using the pretext of national security to crack down on press freedoms, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday. A prison census conducted by the CPJ … read more
A Cairo-based terrorist group, called the “Revolutionary Punishment” published on Wednesday a video depicting the killing of a man in Helwan, who was murdered for cooperating with the security services against protesters. The video was dubbed “The execution of the … read more
A new heat wave is forecast to hit Egypt on Saturday, the head of the Metrological Authority, Ahmed Abdel-Aal, has said. In comments to state news agency MENA, Abdel-Aal said the high temperatures would last for 24 hours. Dust and … read more
Dozens of Sharqiya residents have lynched and killed a 30-year-old for trying to steal a corpse in Nile Delta’s Sharqiya, the Ahram Arabic news website has reported. The mob’s victim had allegedly tried to unearth the freshly buried body of … read more
The holy fasting month of Ramadan, which began last Thursday, will end on the 29th day of the month, according to Egypt’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics. Abul Ela Mohamed, head of the Istitute, told state-run MENA agency that … read more