The World Justice Project, a US-based organization specializing in legal policy issues has ranked Egypt 110 out of 113 nations in its latest report on perceptions of how the rule of law is applied. Egypt had received the same rank … read more
Head of the Holding Company for Airports and Aeronautics Mohamed Mahrous told Al-Ahram newspaper that the company will be initiating a trial operation for three new airports: the Sphinx International Airport on the Cairo-Alexandria desert road, the New Capital Airport, and the … read more
Presidential hopeful Sami Anan’s official campaign coordinator, Mahmoud Refaat, wrote on his Twitter on Tuesday that Anan has been arrested after a statement was released by Armed Forces, in which it said that Anan will be investigated over “forgery” charges. Meanwhile, … read more
The Health Ministry announced the closure of al-Salam International Hospital in Maadi, Cairo, for a month, after the hospital forced an emergency patient to write a cheque of LE 500,000, violating law which obliges hospitals provide free treatment in the … read more
The Dekheila Prosecution in Alexandria arrested 9 men on Monday, who were believed to be engaging in “debauchery” and homosexual activity, after the Head of the Alexandria Security Directorate, Mustafa al-Nimr, deemed their behavior a threat to public security. Police at … read more
The 2018 Miss Intercontinental beauty contest opened on Thursday in Egypt’s Red Sea city of Hurghada with participation of 77 countries from five continents, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported on Friday. This year marks the competition’s 46th edition, which will … read more
Last month parliament passed a long awaited new health insurance law. The 67-article law seeks to make quality health care accessible to all by improving the services offered by public hospitals The law’s provisions will be rolled out in three … read more
Commercial passenger flights between Cairo and Moscow may resume in mid-February, Russian transport minister Maxim Sokolov told reporters on Thursday, according Russian news agency Sputnik. Sokolov said that the resumption of air traffic between the two cities would require one-and-a-half … read more
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has appointed the Egyptian ambassador to Saudi Arabia as non-resident ambassador to Yemen, Egypt’s official gazette said on Thursday. Nasser Zaghloul Hamdy has served as the Egyptian ambassador to Saudi Arabia since 2015. El-Sisi also ordered … read more
The International Economic Forum, one of leading institutions in the field of economic research, issued a report on competitiveness in 2017, citing Egypt as the second cheapest tourist destination in the world. The report cited the fact that Egypt has … read more