Any person wishing to enter Egypt will need to obtain a visa before departure and will not be offered it at the airport upon arrival, Egypt’s ministry of foreign affairs announced on Monday. Individual tourists must obtain visas for tourism … read more
The Cairo Criminal Court referred on Monday Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and 13 others to the Grand Mufti to issue an opinion on handing them death sentences. Badie was facing trial alongside 50 others for managing an “operations … read more
The Public Prosecutor announced Tuesday it accused a policeman of the killing of activist Shaimaa al-Sabbagh, who was fatally shot Jan. 24 in a peaceful rally the day before the fourth anniversary of the January 25 Revolution. Images taken by Youm7 … read more
A suspect remanded into custody in Kafr al-Sheikh over an illegal arms possession committed suicide late Monday at the police station, investigators said. Mohsen Shata, 25, was found inside the toilet at the governorate’s central police station. Shata’s father-in-law said … read more
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was so confident after Egypt signed billions of dollars of deals at an investment summit that he publicly joked on Sunday about haggling with the world’s top chief executives. Yet the real challenge has only just … read more
A police personnel member was reported to be injured, and one of his relatives was killed after an armed attack on his house in Dakahlia governorate, Youm7 reported Monday. Anonymous security sources told Youm7 the attack came in retribution from … read more
Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding with global energy groups to generate electricity using solar power in a bid to face increasing demand for energy, state-run news agency MENA reported on Sunday. The agreement will see Egypt produce 5,000 megawatts … read more
Contributions worth $72.5 billion were pledged over the course of Egypt’s Economic Development Conference, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb said in his closing speech on Sunday. The contributions were divided between investments, aid, and loans. In a speech aired on live television, … read more
In a phone call, the 18 year-old young woman, who identified herself as Fatima, told her tragic story to Haitham Abu Khalil in his TV show entitled “Our Rights” aired on Al-Sharq TV channel. Fatima said that she was arrested … read more
A bus driver accused of killing a student at the German University in Cairo (GUC) was released from police custody pending investigations, Youm7 reported. Yara Tareq, a first year engineering student, was killed Monday after a university bus ran her … read more