Egyptian authorities have ordered pardons for 584 prisoners on the occasion of the anniversary of the January 25 Revolution and Police Day, the interior ministry announced Thursday. Authorities did not yet announce the names of those pardoned. Last week, President … read more
The Egyptian presidency declared seven days of mourning over the death of Saudi King Abdullah, who passed away at the age of 91 early Friday after being hospitalised for weeks, Egypt’s state television announced on Friday. The Saudi monarch’s brother … read more
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Islam needs a reboot as Egypt and France battle the same enemy by waging war against Islamic extremism and terrorism, Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said Thursday. It’s a tolerant religion, he said, but in the past … read more
President AbdelFattah Al-Sisi offered his condolences “on behalf of the Egyptian people” to King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and “prayed that God grant him good for all that he has given his people,” a presidential statement said Friday morning. The … read more
Cairo governorate has announced an intensive security campaign in the capital’s streets in preparation for the fourth anniversary of the January 25 Revolution, reported Youm7 Thursday. Deputy governor for Cairo’s western area, Mohamed Ayman, told Youm7 the securing process includes … read more
Six Egyptian banks have reached a deal to fund an electricity generation project worth 3 billion Egyptian pounds ($405 million), the state news agency MENA reported on Thursday. The deal was led by the National Bank of Egypt, Egypt’s largest … read more
An Egyptian court granted Alaa and Gamal Mubarak release pending trial in the “presidential palaces case” Thursday, signaling a possible complete release as they are not detained pending other trials. Lawyer Farid El-Deeb said his defendants are expected to leave … read more
Egypt’s cabinet has designated Sunday, 25 January 2015, as an official holiday commemorating the fourth anniversary of the January 25 Revolution, announced cabinet spokesperson Hossam El-Qaweish Wednesday afternoon. In 2009, former president Hosni Mubarak, ousted 11 February 2011, designated 25 … read more
A bomb exploded on Thursday damaging the house of the judge presiding over the “prison break” trial in which ousted president Mohamed Mursi is a defendant, security sources and eyewitnesses said. The eyewitnesses told Aswat Masriya that in the early … read more
Egypt‘s pound weakened to 7.34 per dollar from 7.29 the previous day at a central bank auction on Wednesday, the weakest level it has been allowed to reach since auctions began in December 2012 and the fourth official depreciation this … read more