Egypt’s ministry of health said 40 people were injured in the Cairo conference centre fire earlier on Wednesday, among which 10 have been hospitalised. The ministry said in a statement that the rest of the injured were treated on site … read more
Seven alleged ‘transsexuals’ have been arrested under charges of “debauchery” as part of a wider crackdown on Egypt’s LGBT community, the newspaper Youm7 reports. Speaking to Youm7, Major General Magdy Moussa from the Morality Police said that the suspects are … read more
Electricity Ministry declared on Monday that it needs to reduce the load on the electric network after four days during which such step was not necessary. The daily bulletin issued by the National Energy Control Centre (NECC) said the highest … read more
Investment Minister Ashraf Salman said the government is finalizing a 10-year plan that will allow Egypt to generate an additional 70 gigawatts (GW) of electricity, including 8 GW from renewable sources and 8 GW from coal. “The liberalization of the … read more
A Cairo court ordered a media gag on the trial of ousted president Mohamed Mursi for charges of spying for the sake of Qatar, during a court hearing on Tuesday. Mursi, who was ousted in July 2013, faces trial alongside … read more
A bomb exploded in front of Egypt’s High Court where Egypt’s top prosecutor’s office lies, in central Cairo on Monday resulting in nine injuries, one of whom is critically injured, a health official told state television. Security forces cordoned off … read more
Egypt’s budget deficit has increased to reach about 6.9 percent of GDyP (LE159 billion), compared to 6 percent (LE119.6 billion) during July-January 2013/2014, the Finance Ministry said on Monday. The monthly financial bulletin for February 2015 explained that the main … read more
Two people were killed and six others injured in a bomb explosion by anonymous assailants near the Nasr Mosque on the Nile Corniche in Aswan, state media reported. The bodies of the injured and dead people are currently being taken … read more
The French government loaned Egypt 3.2 billion euros to finance the recent multi billion-euro purchase of French military equipment, Egypt‘s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in an interview on al-Arabiya TV on Saturday. Egypt signed an agreement this month to buy 5.2 billion euros worth of French weapons, … read more
The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Saturday Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and 13 other group leaders to life in prison for inciting violence. Badie, his deputies Khairat al-Shater and Rashad Bayoumi and 15 other Brotherhood members were facing … read more