An agent at a stock brokerage firm was astonished when a beggar he ran into on the street turned out to be one of his rich clients. The employee, speaking to Egypt’s state-run news agency MENA on condition of anonymity, … read more
Saudi Arabia is expected to give Egypt up to $4 billion in additional aid in the form of central bank deposits and petroleum products, state-run Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram reported on Thursday. Citing an unnamed ministerial source, the newspaper said … read more
Controversial Egyptian belly dancer Sama el-Masry announced on Wednseday she will run in the next parliamentary elections for the Sharquiyah governorate, Mursi’s home district, in revenge against the Muslim Brotherhood. “I will run the elections and I will hopefully win … read more
Military Spokesperson Ahmed Mohamed Ali announced that two houses in Sinai had been targeted for sheltering “very dangerous” extremist elements. Ali posted on Facebook saying, “Air defense plans targeted on Wednesday two houses of very dangerous extremists affiliated to the … read more
China’s Middle East Special Envoy Wu Sike said Egyptians’ support for Defense Minister Field Marshal Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to run for the presidency is growing. Egyptians need a strong leader who can take over this current perilous situation and inspire … read more
An Egyptian court sentenced two people to life imprisonment on Wednesday and seven others to 10 years on charges of violence that took place by the Nile City Towers in August of 2012. The confrontations erupted by the towers more … read more
Al Jazeera correspondents Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were referred by prosecution to Cairo Criminal Court Wednesday on charges of joining a terrorist group, inciting violence, and possession of unlicensed broadcast equipment, according to a prosecution press release. … read more
Osama, son of deposed President Mohamed Morsy, told the Al Jazeera channel on Tuesday that his father’s trial is a “laughing stock” because it was broadcast live with him placed in a soundproof glass cage. “I will resort to an … read more
Egypt’s Journalists’ Syndicate has issued a strong-worded statement against the interior ministry after receiving complaints by reporters who were attacked by police while covering Saturday’s protests in Cairo. The statement said 19 journalists were arrested while covering the third anniversary … read more
BEHEIRA, Egypt: Bomb squad members defused a 15 cm-long cylindrical device connected to a mobile phone at the Liquefied Natural Gas company in Beheira on Wednesday. read more