The Tagammu Party has accused the constitution committee of favouring the rich and ignoring the rights of women, Coptic Christians and Nubians. The leftist party said the draft constitution does not set spending limits for election campaigns and therefore favours … read more
Armed forces confiscated seven rockets in a security operation in South Rafah and North Sinai’s al-Sheikh Zuwayed on Sunday, security sources said. The sources added that 19 extremists were arrested and 20 hideout spots were demolished in the operation. read more
Two Egyptian policemen were killed late on Sunday when unknown assailants attacked a security checkpoint on the outskirts of the Suez Canal city of Ismailia. In another drive-by shooting, gunmen riding a microbus opened fire at the checkpoint, killing two … read more
Egypt will finalise a tender for the development of the Suez Canal by the end of the month, the investment minister said on Sunday, to try to boost an economy struggling with political turmoil since 2011. “No country is taking … read more
Egyptologist Chris Naunton and a team of forensic scientists performed a “virtual autopsy” on the young pharaoh in the Channel 4 television documentary “Tutankhamun: The Mystery of The Burnt Mummy”. The experts used x-ray and computerised tomography (CT) scanning data … read more
Dozens of pro-Morsi protesters demonstrated in front of the High Court in downtown Cairo Saturday afternoon, amid a heightened security presence in front of the building, which has become a popular location for protests in support of the deposed Islamist … read more
Gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in Masaeed, Arish, North Sinai early Saturday. A security source said the assailants managed to escape and heavy crossfire was heard after the attack. read more
Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum Sherif Ismail has signed five new deals for petroleum excavation in West Ghazalat in the Western Desert, as well as in South and West Ghareb in the Eastern Desert, and in Sinai. The agreement with the … read more
Senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed al-Beltagy has condemned the detention of the 21 female protesters who were arrested last Thursday in a demonstration at Alexnadria’s Corniche. The protesters, who had organized a human chain in support of ousted … read more
Egypt’s urban consumer inflation accelerated in October, driven by higher consumer spending on food and transportation, the state CAPMAS statistics agency reported on Sunday. CAPMAS said inflation rose to an annual 10.4 percent in October from 10.1 percent in September. read more