Sohag detectives, headed by Brigadier General Hussein Hamid, unraveled the mysterious killing of three family members who were shot dead while riding a motorcycle in front of their house in Maragha, Sohag. Major General Ibrahim Saber, head of Sohag Security … read more
Two attacks in Egypt‘s Sinai Peninsula killed at least 28 security personnel on Friday, security sources said, in some of the worst anti-state violence since Islamist President Mohamed Mursi was overthrown last year. More than 25 people died in the first attack in the al-Kharouba area northwest of al-Arish, near … read more
After suffering its worst economic crisis since the 1930s, Egypt under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has managed to draw international attention to its reforms and recovery. Christine la Garde, head of the International Monetary Fund, told Al Arabiya News Channel … read more
Auditors and employees at the US Agency for International Development say critical assessments of the agency’s work in Egypt were removed from a report before it was released by the agency’s inspector general, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The … read more
Electricity Minister Mohammad Shaker said that the second unit of the Ain Sokhna power station will begin the trial operation on Thursday with a capacity of 650 MW. The Ain Sokhna power station is comprised of two thermal units, with a capacity … read more
Egypt’s top prosecutor ordered on Wednesday a swift investigation into the 178 cases of food poisoning reported in two primary schools in Suez. Ayman Samir, the ministry of education’s media official in Suez, told Aswat Masriya that the poisoning was … read more
Egyptian security officials say a bomb has exploded outside Egypt’s largest and most prominent university, injuring nine people including five policemen. They say the makeshift bomb went off Wednesday following clashes between police and students protesting outside the sprawling campus. … read more
Two people suffered minor injuries following the explosion of a homemade bomb in Tanta on Wednesday, north of Cairo, a security source told Aswat Masriya. The wounded citizens were riding in a Tok Tok, a traditional means of transportation in … read more
Egypt will introduce two new cash benefits early next year as part of government efforts to minimize the impact of subsidy cuts on the poor, a government minister said. President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s government raised fuel prices by up to 78 … read more
A man was killed and a woman and young girl were injured by gunmen on Tuesday in the North Sinai border town of Rafah, Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website reported. Eye witnesses at the scene told Al-Ahram that the man, 50-years-old, … read more