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Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a United Nations-sponsored celebration. Egypt is among the countries with a high prevalence of FGM, but in a joint press statement released in October 2013, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) … read more

The Egyptian petroleum ministry estimates the country’s energy woes are likely to worsen in the next fiscal year, as gas production fails to meet surging domestic demand, Reuters has reported. The ministry has said that gas production is expected to … read more

Egypt’s Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi said that the current cabinet needs a small-scaled reshuffle, in a press conference at Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. The cabinet reshuffle might include three ministries, according to the interim prime minister. read more

Muslim Brotherhood supporters organized a march Wednesday in Suez to protest the trial of former president Mohamed Morsi and Brotherhood leaders. Morsi and his co-defendants are accused of inciting violence and killing protesters at the Ithadeya presidential palace in December … read more

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Bosnian chargé d’affaires in Cairo early Tuesday to explain why a prominent Bosnian politician made a gesture solidarity with the Rabaa El-Adaweya sit-in that was dispersed in August. read more

The Egyptian authorities have prevented Ahmed Mohamed Mursi, son of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, from traveling to Doha through the Qatari Airlines, security sources said on Tuesday. The security sources told Aswat Masriya that they also withdrew his passport. read more

An Egyptian criminal court resumed on Wednesday the trial of ousted President Mohamed Mursi and his aides over violence that took place by the Ittihadiya presidential palace. The court will hold a hearing session for three prosecution witnesses, including the … read more

Security forces arrested a student for administrating a fake Facebook page purporting to be the official page of the police, according to a Tuesday press release by the Ministry of Interior. The detained student, Ahmed A. A. from Zaitoun Cairo, … read more

A Dutch journalist who, along with three other foreigners, has been put on trial by Egypt’s top prosecutor over terrorism-related charges, has fled the country, her employers said Tuesday. In a case that has provoked an international outcry, Egypt last … read more