Minutes after officially being declared as president of Egypt, former Defence Minister Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi addressed the nation in a televised speech on Tuesday night, declaring that it is now “time for work.” Al-Sisi was elected president by 96.9% of … read more
Interior ministry officials on Monday defended its planned social networking surveillance program after a local newspaper leaked a request for proposal (RFP) drawn up by the ministry for a system to “detect social network security threats and identify persons representing … read more
Tourists returning home after a trip in Egypt will now be required to pay a $25 at Cairo International Airport, a tourism ministry official told Ahram Online. Both Egyptians and foreigners will pay $4 as they leave Cairo on … read more
Egypt’s Presidential Elections Commission (PEC) will hold a press conference on Tuesday to announce the final outcome of last week’s presidential election. Below are the authorities of the new president in accordance with the 2014 constitution: Article 139 Mandate The … read more
Egypt is expected to be hit by a scorching heat wave on Tuesday and Wednesday, says the state’s meteorological authority (EMA). According to weather forecasters, daytime temperatures will range from 38 to 40 Celsius on Tuesday across most Egyptian governorates, … read more
Bassem Youssef, presenter of the Al-Bernameg program on MBC Egypt, said his program has been stopped indefinitely and thanked the channel. Youssef held a press conference on Monday where he said it was better to end the show rather than … read more
Nearly two dozen male school pupils were arrested Tuesday in the southern city of Sohag for sexually harassing female classmates, Al-Ahram’s Arabic website reported on Tuesday. The 23 pupils harassed the girls during end-of-year examinations taking place at their secondary … read more
Unidentified assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a police installation early on Tuesday in the restive Sinai Peninsula, Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website reported. Residents of Al-Arish border city in the North Sinai Governorate heard an explosion as gunmen attacked the … read more
Spanish archeologists discovered a new tomb in South Aswan, believed to date back to the era known as the Late Period in Ancient Egyptian history, circa 664-332 B.C., Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim announced Sunday. The tomb contains nine coffins … read more
Egypt‘s elections committee rejected on Sunday a defeated presidential candidate’s appeal against voting results that gave former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi a landslide victory, judicial sources said. Leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi only got 3 percent of the votes in … read more