Minor skirmishes erupted between supporters of former President Hosni Mubarak and his opponents as both groups gathered outside the police academy expectant of a verdict in his trial. Security forces immediately intervened and put an end to the clashes. The … read more
The National Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy (NCSL) criticized Thursday President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s speech before the United Nations General Assembly, describing it as a “failure”. Sisi addressed the General Assembly’s 69th session on Wednesday, delivering a speech as Egypt’s representative. … read more
Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta announced on Wednesday that the first day of the Islamic Eid Al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, is on 4 October. The statement of Dar Al-Ifta, the highest institution tasked with issuing religious edicts, came in accordance … read more
Egypt’s state-run Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) announced that Egypt received a share of the foreign partner’s oil and gas revenues of US$1 billion per month and is repaying around $700 million in financial settlements according to Tarek al-Molla, EGPC’s … read more
Egypt’s cabinet approved on Wednesday a presidential decree encouraging the production and use of electricity generated from renewable energy. The legislation would encourage the private sector to invest in generating electricity from renewable energy, the cabinet said in a statement. … read more
The president of Turkey has slammed the U.N. Security Council’s inaction on some of the world’s most pressing issues, accusing its members of rendering the world body ineffective. Speaking before the General Assembly meeting in New York Wednesday, Recep Tayyip … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reflected his country’s aspiration to win a seat within the United Nations’ Security council during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday. Sisi addressed the General Assembly’s 69th session, delivering a speech as … read more
An accident took place on Wednesday on the ring road as a trailer truck hit 10 other vehicles, due to high speed, leaving a child killed and 18 others injured. Preliminary investigations showed that eight of the wounded were in … read more
he Arab world’s most populous nation has reached a critical ethnographic juncture: the stigma of spinsterhood (women who are unmarried beyond the “usual” age of marrying) is haunting the country’s female population. Reham Omar investigates what marriage in Egypt really … read more
A U.S. citizen imprisoned in Egypt following the overthrow of Muslim Brotherhood-backed Mohamed Morsi is near death after refusing to eat for 230 days, say human rights activists and his family, who are pleading for his immediate release. Mohamed Soltan, … read more