A British energy expert has warned that Egypt is facing a humanitarian crisis that is fueled by energy problems. In an article published in the Financial Times on Sunday, former chairman of the Cambridge Center for Energy Studies, Nick Butler, said that … read more
Minister of Health Adel al-Adawy issued Tuesday executive rules to implement Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab’s decision which orders private and public hospitals to provide free medical treatment for emergency cases, Youm7 reported Wednesday. Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab issued on July 3, the decision according … read more
The Electricity Observatory said in its daily bulletin that consumption reached 27,00 MW on Wednesday and that outages of peak times reached 18 hours. The bulletin also said that the maximum load expected on Thursday is 27,250 MW, calling on … read more
Mohamed Ayad of the Salafi Nour Party said donating to the “Long Live Egypt” fund is a legitimate duty because President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is taking the right steps toward economic reform. He explained that according to Islam a ruler … read more
Unknown assailants blew up an Egyptian pipeline in the restive Sinai Peninsula that carries gas to Jordan early Thursday, in the eighth attack of its kind this year, Aswat Masriya reported. Security sources said a remote-controlled bomb planted under the … read more
Cairo criminal court has sentenced two men to life in prison and another one other to 20 years in jail on charges of sexual assault during the celebrations of President El-Sisi’s presidential inauguration in Tahrir square. More to follow read more
A Cairo court sentenced on Wednesday three women to life in prison for committing acts of violence following the forcible dispersal of two Pro-Mohamed Mursi sit-ins last August. The three women are believed to be supporters of Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood. … read more
British oil worker was in a coma for 13 days after being stabbed in the chest. Stephen Lumsden, 40, of Tarves, was allegedly attacked by his girlfriend at their home in Cairo in Egypt. The incident has left Stephen with wounds across … read more
A massive fire has broken out on a Nile ship in Giza’s Al-Bahr Al-Azam district, Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website reported. Three fire trucks from the civilian forces in Giza were immediately dispatched to the fire as soon as they have … read more
Business activity in Egypt shrank in July, a survey showed on Tuesday, in a sign the economy remains fragile after cuts to energy subsidies last month led to lower demand and higher prices. Egypt‘s economy has been hit by more than three … read more