Egypt signed an exploration deal worth $2 billion with Italian company Eni, the Petroleum Ministry said on Monday. The deal encompasses four years of exploration activities in the Sinai and Nile Delta regions, worth $1.5 billion, said Petroleum Minister Sherif Ismail … read more
Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) said on Sunday that 2600 civilians, security forces and members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood died in violent acts from June 2013 to the end of 2014. Of the 2600 dead, the majority … read more
Host Youssef al-Husseiny showcased a video during his program on OnTV Channel Sunday evening for five Christian families of 18 members who were forced to leave their homes in a village in Beni Suef after a member of one of … read more
The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Monday 22 defendants to 10 years’ maximum security prison in absensia for taking part in a protest during the tenure of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi. Mursi was removed from power by the armed … read more
Communication and Information Technology Ministry has denied reports stating that Assistant Minister Khaled Sherif is engaged in private business with cell phone service companies, adding that public employees are banned from that based on the law. A report by Al-Masry Al-Youm … read more
Demolitions began on Sunday at the headquarter of the formerly-ruling, now-dissolved National Democratic Party. The works comes as per a Cabinet decree made in April. Passers-by stood to watch bulldozers tearing down parts of the building under supervision from the … read more
The Cairo and Giza Tobacco Traders Association has called for the halting of cigarette sales on world No Tobacco Day, which is celebrated on May 31. Several tobacco producing companies declared they would stop the distribution and marketing of their … read more
The customs department in Badr city, Cairo thwarted on Saturday an attempt to smuggle huge numbers of police uniforms to Saudi Arabia, an action which is banned by law as it is illegal to import or circulate official police uniforms. … read more
Egyptian authorities released early Saturday imprisoned dual national Mohamed Soltan, after he revoked his Egyptian citizenship, his lawyer said. Soltan, who is the son of Brotherhood leading figure Salah Soltan, was sentenced to life in prison on April 11 for managing … read more
A natural gas pipeline in the area west of al-Arish city in Sinai was bombed in the early hours of Sunday, police sources said. Eyewitness said they saw fire rising several meters into the sky. The bombing is a repetition … read more