A major power outage has been ongoing in various parts of Cairo and other governorates since early Thursday morning. Electricity Minister Ahmed Shaker told ONTV channel that the massive outage was due to technical problems and not a terrorist … read more
Security of forces arrested a journalist working for Rassd News Network (RNN) in the early hours of Wednesday, after she shot a video showing armed men, threatening security forces, who came to be known as the “Helwan Brigades”. According to … read more
Religious authorities in Egypt have branded an X Factor-style television show for belly dancers “obscene” and called for it to be taken off air. Dar Al-Ifta, a state body which makes religious edicts, or fatwas, said the programme could … read more
For over a week, speculation has been rife about the significance of the recent release of moderate Muslim Brotherhood figures Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Maqsoud and Helmy El-Gazzar pending trial. “There are more questions than answers, really,” said a source close to … read more
Nine people were killed on Tuesday as families visiting their newly-enrolled relatives at a military institute in Sharqiya overcrowded to access the institute. The institute’s administration closed all but one entrance door to the institute to be able to search … read more
Eleven security personnel were killed in an attack on a security convoy in North Sinai on Tuesday. Interior Ministry spokesman Hany Abdel Latif told Aswat Masriya that a landmine exploded on the Rafah-Sheikh Zuweid road. Two more security personnel were injured … read more
Two children died and another was injured on Monday when two buildings collapsed in Upper Egypt’s Sohag, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. A boy died in Sohag’s Gerga, when the roof of his family home collapsed. While in Tama, … read more
Minister of Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa warned Monday of grave consequences if there is no “firm stand against recently released Muslim Brotherhood leaders”. Gomaa warned in a statement posted on the ministry’s website that the Brotherhood will assign roles to … read more
Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta, a semi-governmental religious body responsible for issuing fatwas, said Saturday that chatting between male and female strangers on the internet is prohibited unless it is extremely necessary. Answering an FAQ about religious rules on chatting on Dar … read more
Egypt’s Ministry of Solidarity extended on Sunday a deadline for NGOs to register their existence with the ministry or else face legal investigation, a statement by the National Human Rights Council read. The ultimatum, announced in July in state-owned … read more