Egypt paid $2.1 billion of its debt to foreign energy companies, Oil Minister Sherif Ismail said on Wednesday, a move that could improve the investment climate and ease the country’s worst energy crisis in decades. The payment was the third … read more
The three Al Jazeera English journalists imprisoned in Egypt await an appeal on Thursday, while their hopes largely rely on foreign pressure on the Egyptian authorities. The US administration expressed its concerns about the detained Al Jazeera journalists and their … read more
Laws alone are not enough to put an end to different types of violence against women and girls, Mervat Al-Tallawy, head of the National Council for Women’s Rights (NCWR) said during a Sunday press conference. Al-Tallawy was speaking on behalf … read more
Public funds investigators arrested a gang of four, including two Nigerians, specialized in stealing money from individuals, companies and banks via the internet. The gang is allegedly led by a Nigerian filmmaker. The gang was discovered when an Egyptian businessman … read more
An Egyptian court on Monday banned a Jewish religious festival in Egypt and barred the transfer of what is claimed to be the remains of a rabbi – buried in the country’s northern Behira province – to Israel, a judicial … read more
Hopes are fading for the release of Australian journalist Peter Greste, who has been in jail in Egypt for a year, after Cairo sent mixed signals about his case, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday. The Al Jazeera … read more
Puppet terror suspect (January) The year started with a fuss around well-known puppet Abla Fahita for dropping hints in a Vodafone Egypt ad that bombings would take place, or so stressed her accuser, a wannabe artist known for his conspiracy … read more
An electricity pylon which transfers electricity to a power station exploded early Monday in Menufia, an official at the Menufia Electricity Directorate said. The official told Aswat Masriya that two bombs were planted under the pylon. One of them went … read more
An April 6 Movement member was arrested at his home on Tuesday morning for what the movement says was for ‘liking’ a post on Facebook. Authorities arrested Karam Zakariya, the group says, seizing his laptop and charging him with posting … read more
Egypt has banned the screening of biblical Epic “Exodus: Gods and Kings” from playing in cinemas because it includes “historical inaccuracies” and propagates a “zionist,” point of view, according to statements from Egypt’s culture minister, Gaber Asfour. The decision to … read more