The Supreme State Security Prosecution service set 5 February as the date for beginning the criminial trial of three Egyptians and five Israelis over charges of forming a spy ring operating in favor of Israel, local press reports said. read more
Egypt’s Finance Minister issued a new decision on Sunday on that set the selling prices of domestic and imported cigarettes, which is usually set according to the general sales tax. Minister Ahmed Galal warned distributors from tax evasion charges if … read more
Civil defense agents in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada defused an electrically-operated sound bomb, found near the walls of a military zone, causing a loud explosive sound. The bomb, found near the privately-run Red Sea Hospital, reportedly spread panic … read more
Two women died of swine flu, prompting the Governor of Luxor to announce a state of emergency at health departments in the governorate on Sunday, according to German news agency DPA. Two other women have been quarantined due to potential … read more
Reports from a Ministry of Health laboratory in Sharqia governorate reveal that 13 people have been infected with swine flu (H1N1 virus), a Sharqia Security Directorate source said Sunday. The source said five of the infected died from the virus … read more
Satirist TV host Bassem Youssef spoke against nominating Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for presidency for fear that this would lead to people’s hatred of the military. Youssef, a vocal critic of deposed President Mohamed Morsy’s regime, said in a … read more
Three Egyptian Central Security Forces (CSF) conscripts were injured in a blast early Sunday in the North Sinai border town of Rafah. According to Reuters’ Aswat Masriya website, unknown assailants planted explosives along the route of a micro-bus carrying the … read more
Hassan Allam, head of the department affiliated to the Ministry of Housing responsible for conducting technical inspections on construction work, said that LE600 billion worth of illegal buildings have been built after the 25 January revolution. He warned against the … read more
A mechanic attempted to rape a 12-year-old child in the Maadi district of Greater Cairo and murdered him after the child resisted, on Jan. 29, according to the program Red Line, presented on Tahrir Channel, Saturday night. The perpetrator confessed … read more
