Egypt will speed up structural economic reforms this year, led by cuts in energy subsidies, regardless of whether it strikes a deal on IMF financial aid, Finance Minister Hany Kadry Dimian said on Tuesday. The economy has been hammered by … read more
An official source said bomb experts from the Giza Security Directorate defused on Tuesday evening three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) placed at a Saliba checkpoint close to the Smart Village on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road. Security services combed the area … read more
The clock is ticking to Egypt’s first post-30 June 2013 presidential elections in an atmosphere that many would argue is different from that of the 2012 poll — the first after the January 25 Revolution — that brought Muslim Brotherhood … read more
Egyptian presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi spoke to Egyptian expat voters on Monday via videoconference, Al-Ahram’s Arabic website reported. Egyptian expats are the first to cast their ballots worldwide in Egyptian embassies from 15 to 18 May. “We ask the Egyptians … read more
Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, Egypt’s former defense minister who led the removal of former President Mohamed Morsi last July, has not yet announced his electoral platform, but did speak extensively about his views and plans for Egypt when interviewed in May … read more
The official campaign for presidential contender Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has spent only 12 million Egyptian pounds so far, Tarek Nour, the campaign’s coordinator and chief advisor told Aswat Masriya on Sunday. Nour said that six million were spent on TV … read more
A war of statements between the supporters of former army chief Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and Hamdeen Sabbahi erupted as presidential elections scheduled for May 26-27 approach. In a Saturday interview with CBC TV channel, Hassan Shahin, a member of Sabbahi’s … read more
Unidentified men torched the Sharqiya headquarters of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s campaign on Monday before escaping, a security source said. The fire destroyed the main gate of the office which had on it a large portrait of Sisi, early investigations have … read more
Egypt’s presidential hopeful and former army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said in an interview with Sky News Arabia on Sunday that the army wouldn’t have to intervene if Egyptians came out against him, were he to become the country’s next president. … read more
The privately owned television stations CBC and ONTV aired a four-hour, live interview with presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahi on Thursday evening. The Nasserist politician discussed many issues with El Watan newspaper`s Editor in Chief and television host, Magdy El … read more