The Cairo Criminal Court on Friday released the sons of Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak pending investigation over charges of illicit gain. Alaa and Gamal have been released on a LE2 million bail pending probes carried out by the Justice … read more
El Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture and the Association of Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) held a press conference on the International day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June, presenting … read more
Political parties announced preparations for the celebrations of the June 30 Demonstrations first anniversary that led to the ousting of former President Mohamed Morsi, according to several media sources Thursday. June 30 demonstrations in 2013 included the large gatherings and marches in … read more
Defence Minister Sedki Sobhi has approved the allocation of one billion Egyptian pounds from the funds of an army body to the Tahya Misr (Long Live Egypt) fund. Tahya Misr is an initiative started by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to … read more
Ahmed Hussein Ibrahim, chairman of the General Authority for Meteorology, expected a noticeable rise of six to seven degrees in temperatures from Thursday until Sunday, which is above the normal for this time of year. He also said humidity levels … read more
The Central Bank said the official working hours for bank staff in Ramadan are from 9:00am to 3:00pm and for the public from 9:30am to 1:30pm. In related news, the public is reminded to set the clocks back during Ramadan … read more
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Malabo on Wednesday night to attend an African summit and discuss water issues, in his first foreign tour since he assumed the presidency earlier this month. Sisi held talks with South Sudan’s President … read more
Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said tourism has improved last May compared to last April due to promotional efforts by the ministry. He said tourism from Kuwait was increased by 49 percent, Saudi Arabia 13 percent, Sudan 19 percent, UAE 3 … read more
The trial began on Wednesday of 13 Egyptian men accused of taking part in mob sexual assaults on women during rallies including celebrations this month for the election of the new president, who has demanded authorities crack down on the … read more
Egypt‘s new president pledged on Tuesday to give up half his salary and property and called on the Egyptian people to make similar sacrifices, in a bid to prepare the public for a period of painful economic austerity. In an … read more