Egyptian leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi said that he would run for the upcoming presidential elections, in a televised interview aired Tuesday night on CBC satellite channel. He said that he is not seeking power but doing a national duty. read more
A precious statue of Ankhesom, the sister of ancient Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun, that was stolen from a museum this summer has been recovered, a minister said. Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said police traced the more than 2,500-year-old limestone figurine … read more
(Reuters) – Egypt will hold a referendum on a new constitution in the middle of January, a government minister told the state-run Al-Ahram newspaper on Monday. Hany Mahmoud, minister of state for administrative development, said the vote would be held … read more
Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy has decided to form a committee to review the pardons given by deposed President Mohamed Morsy for prisoners under his rule from 30 June 2012 to 3 July 2013. Beblawy’s decision issued in the official gazette … read more
Egyptian troops on Monday (December 9th) killed a leader of an al-Qaeda-inspired armed group that operates in the Sinai Peninsula and that has claimed attacks against security forces, AFP reported. Ibrahim Mohammed Salaima, also known as Abu Suhaib, a “field … read more
A truck carrying petrol in northern Egypt crashed into a mini-bus and exploded into a ball of fire on Monday, killing at least 13 people, security officials said. The crash, which also left several passengers aboard the mini-bus injured, occurred … read more
Egypt’s ministry of education has decided to take over 62 schools owned by members of the Muslim Brotherhood within this week, said state-owned newspaper al-Ahram on Monday. The privately-owned schools are scattered across Egypt in ten different governorates. read more
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said it is establishing a television station in Turkey to broadcast its political views. The station, known as Rabia, will have an Islamist slant and use the motto “the pulse of freedom,” Today’s Zaman reported Saturday. read more
The Cairo Appeals Court on Sunday ordered 15 days’ detention to former Al-Ahram CEO Abdel-Fattah El-Gebaly on charges of “embezzling and abating the embezzlement” of LE500 million ($70 million) while chairman of Egypt’s largest state-run news organisation. Earlier in the … read more
Children wearing dirty clothes and begging from pedestrians have become part of the daily impressions of the streets. With the rather recent increasing awareness, there are more and more debates about street children, how they live, what they need, what … read more