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National Women’s Council launches hotline for harassment complaints
Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW) announced Thursday dedicating an operations room for receiving harassment reports from women during Eid al-Adha holiday. Females can place complaints using the hotline number – 08008883888 – from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. during … read more
Egypt judge in mass death sentence cases removed
A top Egyptian judicial official has told The Associated Press that the judge who oversaw mass death sentence cases criticized worldwide has been removed from his criminal court. The official says Judge Said Youssef, who led two high profile cases … read more
Bomb explodes near Mahalla Police club in Gharbiyya
An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded Thursday evening in front of Mahalla Police club in Gharbiyya governorate causing no casualties, a security source said. The vicinity has been cordoned off, and civil protection forces and explosives experts began combing it … read more
Gunmen open fire at café in Upper Egypt, three injured
Three people were wounded late on Wednesday when gunmen opened fire at locals in Assiut, Upper Egypt, state news agency MENA reported. Unidentified assailants randomly shot at a café in the western part of the southern governorate of Assiut, … read more
Egypt militant group threatens deadly attacks during Eid holiday
Egypt’s deadliest militant group has vowed fresh deadly attacks against security forces next week during the country’s major Muslim feast. In a video released online, Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis, threatened killings against the police would take place Saturday, the first day … read more
Egypt’s Western Desert tours suspended till Oct 21 – ETAA
The Egyptian Travel Agents Association (ETAA) has informed Wednesday travel agencies of halting all desert tours west and south of Egypt during Eid al-Adha and 6th October holidays through October 21, as decided in a meeting at the Ministry of … read more
UAE firm signs deal to build Egypt’s first coal-fired power plant
An Abu Dhabi-based private firm is leading a consortium to build Egypt’s first coal-fired power plant in the Suez area to meet the country’s acute power shortage, the chairman of the investing company said on Tuesday. A memorandum of understanding was … read more
Egypt sees most tourists in 3 years in August: Minister
Egypt saw a significant rise in the number of tourists visiting the country in August, the most in the last three years, the country’s Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said at the Al-Mal GTM money and finance conference on Tuesday. Tourists’ … read more
Court upholds death sentence for 20 Brotherhood members
The Minya Criminal Court upheld its previous ruling that sentenced 20 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death for killing Mostafa al-Attar, the Matai village sheriff’s deputy, and for storming and burning the police station after the dispersal of the … read more