There will be no limit on the amount of investment certificates individuals and corporations can buy in the new Suez Canal development project, Egypt’s Finance Minister Hany Kadry Demian said in a statement on Monday. Earlier this month, Egyptian President … read more
A small town in Egypt’s Nile Delta region was hit by a 12-hour-long power cut from midnight on Sunday until noon on Monday, as the country’s power crisis continues to bite. In a report published by Al-Ahram Arabic news … read more
An Egyptian court will resume the trial of ousted President Mohamed Mursi and 131 others in the Wadi al-Natroon prison break case on Monday. The Muslim Brotherhood leaders are accused of collaborating with international bodies, the Palestinian Hamas and Lebanese … read more
A small bomb exploded in an electrical junction box in front of the police academy in the Abbasiya district of Cairo on Sunday, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. There were no reported injuries. The use of home-made bombs and improvised … read more
Police forces arrested six alleged “terrorist cells” over various incidents of bomb blasts in electricity towers, the Ministry of Interior announced. The suspects are allegedly members of the now outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. In a Saturday statement, the ministry said that … read more
Egyptian authorities arrested a man Saturday who is suspected of raping a British citizen in a banana plantation near the ancient southern city of Luxor, a security official said. The official said the 35-year old suspect was arrested in the … read more
Five service trucks were set on fire at a lot belonging to Giza’s Warraq district early Friday in a likely sabotage attack, and masked men set a Cairo public transportation bus ablaze after forcibly evacuating it. The initial loss of the … read more
Three high-pressure electricity towers were sabotaged Friday on highways connecting four different cities, creating damage worth 1,000,000 EGP ($139,800), the Ministry of Electricity said in a Friday statement. Power generators, cellphone and electricity towers have recently been targets for acts … read more
Two bombs exploded in Menoufia governorate knocking down an electricity pylon, state-run MENA agency reported on Friday. A security cordon was imposed after two more bombs were defused by a bomb squad, Menoufia’s head of security said, adding that security … read more
At least six people were killed on Thursday and tens arrested as police moved to suppress small-scale demonstrations organised by Islamists across Egyptian cities to mark the anniversary of last year’s killings of protesters,security sources and Al-Ahram Arabic news website … read more