A sediment basin in the new project being dug parallel to the Suez Canal partially collapsed early Monday, state television reported. State television reported no casualties due to the collapse. The head of the Suez Canal Authority, Mohab Memish denied … read more
Egypt‘s pound weakened to 7.19 pounds per dollar from 7.14 at a central bank auction on Sunday, the weakest level the pound has been allowed to reach since auctions began in December 2012 and the first official depreciation since last … read more
Former Islamist president Mohamed Mursi gave his account of the prison break that took place on January 29 during the 2011 uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday. Mursi is being tried alongside 130 other defendants for collaborating … read more
An explosive device went off bringing down an electricity pylon in Sharqiya, in the east Delta, Saturday, resulting in an electricity outages in a number of villages. The area where the explosion occurred was cordoned off and investigated. No more … read more
Two policemen were referred to court on Saturday on charges of kidnapping a young woman and sexually assaulting her in a police car in Egypt’s North Coast. They also face charges of detaining the young woman without a permit, Al-Ahram’s … read more
In this winter, during one of the coldest in years, many are wearing heavy clothes, covering themselves with blankets, using heaters and having hot drinks while the homeless on the streets are less fortunate against the cold. Mohamed Ragab, a … read more
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off on the Suez-Ismailia railroad early Saturday, leaving no injuries behind, the Suez security director said. Security Director Tarek al-Gazzar added that the blast caused tractor on the rail track to flip. The tractor … read more
The Egyptian Ministry of Endowments warned of “sinful schemes” by “terrorist groups” ahead of the fourth anniversary of the 25 January Revolution, in a statement it released on Friday. The statement warned particularly against the Muslim Brotherhood, which it … read more
A car bomb went off outside a police station inEgypt’s second city, Alexandria, on Friday, leaving no deaths or casualties behind. An improvised explosive device (IED) was planted inside a car that was parked outside the San Stefano police station, Alexandria Security Chief Amin Ezz … read more
The National Council for Woman (NCW) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the ministries of Justice, Interior and Foreign Affairs geared up efforts to draw up an action plan targeted specifically at eliminating the widespread phenomenon … read more