The Antiquities Unit of Hurghada Airport foiled on Sunday a smuggling attempt of a copper Coptic artifact that dates back to the 18th Century, the Antiquities Ministry announced in a statement on its official Facebook page. The artifact is protected … read more
An Al-Zagazig misdemeanor court on Thursday sentenced Osama Morsi, the son of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, to three years in prison over possession of illegal arms in a case stemming from the 2013 dispersal of the Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in. … read more
Egyptian Prime Minister Shereif Ismail met with Minister of Aviation Shereif Fathy on Saturday to discuss plans to modernize Egypt’s airports and the EgyptAir company. During a press conference, Fathy said the meeting reviewed plans for the development of the company … read more
In the wake of the Lebanese band Mashrou Leila’s concert in Egypt where some people raised rainbow flags, an unprecedented crackdown has taken place against the country’s LGBT community. As part of the homophobic trend, MP Ryad Abdel Sattar on … read more
Egypt’s ambassador to France, Ehab Badawi, signed documents to recover eight antiquities, originating from ancient Egypt, from the concerned French authorities. According to a statement by the embassy on Saturday, the French customs authorities seized the artifacts in January 2010 in … read more
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi issued a presidential decree on Saturday, effective immediately, appointing Lieutenant General Mohamed Farid Hegazi as the new chief-of-staff of the Armed Forces, replacing Lieutenant General Mahmoud Ibrahim Hegazi. The president has appointed the outgoing chief-of-staff Mahmoud … read more
Last Friday night a young man believed to have been under the influence of synthetic drug flakka, attacked and bit a young boy several times on the neck in the streets of New Cairo, with witnesses describing the bizarre incident … read more
Egypt’s new Sphinx International Airport (SPX) on the outskirts of the capital Cairo is set to start service next summer, civil aviation minister Sherif Fathy announced on Saturday. Fathy said the airport, which has been built west of Cairo on … read more
Egypt’s Transportation minister, Hesham Arafat, said during a press conference on Saturday. that the ministry is planning to purchase 1,000 new trains worth EGP 16 billion, in aims to upgrade the country’s old railway system. The new trains will be … read more
The 21 year-old Egyptian professional squash player Noor Al-Sherbini, who is ranked number one in the world, won the ‘CAROL WEYMULLER’ Women’s Squash Championship held in New York City. Noor Sherbini was able to win the ‘CAROL WEYMULLER’ championship when … read more