A person suspected to have been suffering from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has died in the Egyptian city of Port Said, the state television channel Nile News reported Monday, quoting a Health Ministry official. The report said the cause … read more
The Egyptian pound hit a 10-month low as the central bank let the local currency weaken further, while a persistent dollar shortage keeps prices on the black market high above official rates. The bank said it sold $40 million at … read more
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has updated its travel advice to Egypt following several fatal bomb blasts on Friday, including two in the southern Sinai Peninsula, about 60 miles from Sharm el Sheikh. However, the Foreign Office has not imposed … read more
Five people suffered from suffocation when a fire broke in a pavilion at a rally supporting presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Kafr Saad, Damietta. Eyewitnesses said motorcyclists poured gasoline on the back side of the pavilion, set fire to … read more
Defence Minister Sedki Sobhi commissioned on Monday afternoon a military aircraft to search for five citizens who are missing in Aswan Governorate. Armed forces spokesman Colonel Ahmed Ali said on his official Facebook page that the defence minister’s decision comes … read more
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former Egyptian army chief expected to win a presidential election this month, said he had faced two assassination attempts, confirming rumours of plots to kill the general who deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi. Asked in a … read more
A group of student bodies released a joint statement late Saturday calling on the government to stop “antagonising the people”. They also announced a number of upcoming protests decrying human rights violations at universities, and calling on the government to … read more
The Ministry of Electricity said on its website on Sunday that the condition of the load had reached a critical level. This comes after the Egyptian state television had called on citizens not to use high-consumption household appliances from 6pm … read more
As setbacks against press freedom in Egypt increase, a number of journalists believe self-censorship is higher than ever, even in comparison to the years of former President Hosni Mubarak while it reached its lowest levels under former President Mohamed Morsi. “The freedom of … read more
Nour Party, the political arm of Salafi Dawah, has officially declared support for former defense minister Abdel Fattah al-Sis’s bid for presidential elections scheduled for 26 and 27 May. The declaration by Nour Party, Egypt’s largest Salafi-oriented political organization, further … read more