As a girl, to simply walk down the streets of Egypt means she’s willing to put up with abuse that runs between verbal, physical or even emotional. Dealing with being seen as a sex object and not allowed to do … read more
Egypt’s cabinet has approved a suggested amendment to the child law which lowers the official age of maturity from 21 to 18, in accordance with the 2014 constitution. The amendment will affect court verdicts against those over 18 and less … read more
The European Parliament has called on Egypt “to release immediately with no condition” all political detainees, including members of the Muslim Brotherhood, and has said that it won’t send a full observation mission to monitor upcoming parliamentary elections AFP reported. … read more
Unknown gunmen killed three people and wounded another in the volatile Sinai Peninsula, a hotbed of Islamist insurgency, state news agency MENA reported late on Wednesday. Security sources said the bodies of three men with gunshot wounds in the head … read more
Raiding an ancient Egyptian tomb can be a complicated process; not only must one require locating the tomb and finding helpers, but many who go digging swear they must also be accompanied by a sheikh (religious leader) who can sense … read more
Hotels in the Red Sea, South Sinai, Luxor, and Aswan will be offering discounts for the mid-year holiday, according to officials of hotels in different areas. There have been 10% to 20% discounts on hotels with the start of the … read more
Italy’s Eni has reached its second agreement in less than a week to explore oil and gas fields in Egypt, as efforts by Cairo to pay foreign oil majors debt attracts investors. In a statement on Wednesday, Eni said it had signed concession agreements to explore two … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi could still pardon three jailed Al Jazeera journalists who are now facing a retrial if he deems it appropriate, the country’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy, Egyptian Baher Mohamed and Australian Peter … read more
The collapse in oil prices could delay the efforts of United Arab Emirates-based Dana Gas to recover overdue receivables from Egypt, its chief executive said on Wednesday. Egypt is behind on payments to oil and gas firms because its economy has been hit by … read more
The Ministry of Electricity plans to add 3,600MW of electrical energy next summer to overcome growing electricity consumption, according to Electricity Minister Mohamed Hamed Shaker. During a press conference held Tuesday, Shaker said the government signed nine agreements with the … read more