Eastern Tobacco has commenced implementation of a banderole on 50 percent of its cigarette pack production. Banderole is an enhanced stamp tax system. Its application in Egypt mainly aims to fight smuggling, as several brands of Chinese cigarettes are illegally … read more
The Second Field Army has killed four Takfiris after a shootout with them during a crackdown in North Sinai, said Egypt’s army spokesman on Sunday. The crackdown resulted in the demolition of a bricks factory owned by one of the … read more
A homemade bomb went off on Sunday inside a mosque in the Egyptian capital Cairo causing no casualties, a security source said. A man in his 50s entered Nasr al-Islam Mosque in Al-Sahel district with a bag when his package … read more
It was on a lunch break during a tour of the ancient city of Memphis, under the shadows of Egypt’s ancient pyramids that Tarek, a tour guide, became emotional. “Before the revolution,” said the 28-year-old, “I worked so hard that … read more
In a broadcast in December by Egypt’s Tahrir TV, prominent Egyptian author Amr Ammar characterised the celebrated political satirist Jon Stewart as “a Jewish-American author, journalist and media personality” who was allegedly a political disciple of former US National Security … read more
The giraffe committed suicide, an Egyptian newspaper reported. And the government pulled a former zoo director out of retirement to deal with the resulting media storm. “The problem is with the press,” Nabil Sedki said on a recent afternoon, taking … read more
Overwhelmed by garbage, Egypt is turning once again to two marginalized parties for help: Coptic Christians and pigs. For years, pigs raised and handled by Egypt’s Zabaleen, or “Garbage People,” were the linchpins of an extremely effective, if primitive, system … read more
Two liberal Egyptian political parties, the Free Egyptians Party and the Democratic Front Party, announced their merger on Saturday afternoon. A statement by the Free Egyptians Party read at the conference claimed the decision “aims to bring together the secular … read more
No foreign parties have the right to comment on ousted President Mohamed Mursi’s trial, an Interior Ministry spokesman has said. It is unacceptable for any party to interfere in Egyptian affairs, said spokesman Badr Abdel Aati. read more
Interim President Adly Mansour has called on Egyptian women to take part in the referendum on the newly amended Constitution. In a speech on behalf of Mansour, Sekeena Fouad, the presidential adviser for Women Affairs, said, “Every Egyptian woman keen … read more