A fresh statement issued late Wednesday by a coalition supporting ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, the National Alliance to Support Legitimacy (NASL), announced that it will participate in Islamist protests due to take place 28 November. A lesser known group, … read more
United Arab Emirates-based Dana Gas said it was in talks with the Egyptian government to secure a higher price for some of the natural gas it extracts, as the North African country moves to encourage investment in energy. Steadily declining … read more
Salafist Front has called on its women supporters to stay at home during protests on Friday due to fears they will be attacked by the security forces. “Our directive to our sisters and our daughters is to form revolutionary morale … read more
Egypt’s cabinet approved on Wednesday a draft anti-terrorism law that would give the government blanket power to ban groups on charges ranging from harming national unity to disrupting public order. Authorities have cracked down hard on Islamist, secular and liberal … read more
Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim met on Tuesday with heads of different police departments to discuss the ministry’s plan to “counter calls by some terrorist organisations to commit acts of violence and sabotage” on 28 November. They are referring to … read more
Nearly 700 bridges out of the 1706 bridges in Egypt are on the verge of collapse, head of the General Authority For Roads, Bridges & Land Transport said Wednesday, adding that 75% of the roads need maintenance. Saad al-Geioushy emphasised that … read more
The government’s Islamist opponents said they are starting preparations for their massive protests planned for Friday as of dawn as security authorities raised their alert to the highest degree, vowing to harshly confront any violations. In a statement on Tuesday, … read more
A large fire broke out on Wednesday at the main electric station of Fayyoum governorate. Fire engines, as well as armed forces’, helicopters arrived to extinguish the fire. The Fayyoum security department was notified. Edited translation from MENA read more
Egypt’s top prosecutor on Tuesday referred 13 alleged militants to criminal court on charges of forming a “terrorist cell” targeting police and army forces, a statement from the prosecutor’s office said. The cell, allegedly based in the Nile Delta city … read more
The World Food Programme pledged on Tuesday to expand an aid programme in Egypt that helps poor families keep their children in school and out of the workforce. The programme, aimed at combating child labour, currently assists more than 100,000 … read more