Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is scheduled to embark on his first trip to the United States in September since his election as president. The president will represent Egypt in the United Nations’ General Assembly’s 69th session, due to begin … read more
The U.S. military believes the governments of Egypt and the United Arab Emirates were responsible for a recent series of airstrikes on Islamist factions within Libya, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday. Rear Admiral John Kirby, speaking to reporters … read more
The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday rejected a grievance submitted by Alaa and Gamal Mubarak’s lawyer, Farid al-Deeb, against a bail of LE1 million for each in an illicit gain case in which they are charged with using their father’s … read more
Dozens of protesters gathered on Tuesday afternoon in front of Cairo’s Gezira Club to object the mass poisoning of cats at the upscale sporting club. Demonstrators and animal rights activists held banners denouncing the killings, with one banner reading: … read more
Nineteen people have been killed and at least a dozen wounded in a road accident involving two microbuses in southern Egypt, state news agency MENA reported, the latest in a series of deadly traffic accidents in the country in recent days. The … read more
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz suggested on Monday that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is taking revenge on the United States for what it calls interference in Egypt’s internal affairs. In his report, Israeli political analyst Zvi Bar’el quoted the Egyptian Foreign Ministry as ironicly … read more
Tens of street vendors protested a government plan to relocate sellers to Torgoman parking lot outside the High Court in Ramsis on Monday complaining that it does not have sufficient space for them. The relocation campaign has continued for … read more
An Egyptian court will resume on Monday the trial of ousted President Mohamed Mursi and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders, over violent clashes by the presidential palace where at least 10 people were killed. The defendants are accused of inciting the … read more
Coast guards at El-Borollos, Kafr el-Sheikh foiled an attempt of 49 Egyptians and Sudanese trying to illegal immigrate on Saturday, Youm7 reported. The coast guards worked in cooperation with Borollos investigation officers when they received a tip that a group … read more
Factory workers at the city of Mahalla, Egypt’s textile industry hub, have decided to cancel protests previously set for Monday to condemn losses sustained due to electricity outages. Their decision came after Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb decided to exclude the … read more