The Egyptian Exchange Co., a subsidiary of Banque Misr, was robbed on Wednesday in the Abdin district of downtown Cairo, by unidentified gunmen. According to a security official, the gunmen stole LE 1.1 million. However, Mohamed al-Eterby, head of Banque Misr, … read more
Mansoura Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced a teacher from Shensha Preparatory School to 10 years in prison for the rape of a female preparatory student. The incident dates back to March, when the mother of the student discovered that her daughter, … read more
Around 7.7 percent of high school students in Egypt abuse drugs while 8.3 percent drink alcohol, Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity said Monday in a conference to inaugurate a counter-addiction and addiction treatment fund. The results were derived from a … read more
EgyptAir has announced the lifting of a US-imposed ban on electronics being carried in the cabins of flights from Egypt to the United States, the Egyptan national carrier said in a statement on Wednesday. However, the airline said a similar … read more
Hassan al-Tayeb, head of the Maritime Rescue Association in the Red Sea, rescued 22 tourists who were on board the Blue Dolphin tourist boat where a huge fire broke out, in the Sahl Hasheesh area south of Hurghada, he said … read more
US President Donald Trump stressed to Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in a phone call on Wednesday the need for “constructive negotiation” between Qatar and its Arab neighbors, the White House said. Trump also called on all “the countries to follow … read more
The Visegrad group countries (V4) announced on Tuesday their support to strengthen the European Union’s (EU) ties with Egypt, adding that they would present the diplomatic progress they had with Egypt during the holding of the next EU-Egypt Association Council, … read more
Egypt will hike household electricity prices by up to 40 percent this fiscal year, but will keep energy subsidies in place for three years longer phasing them out completely by the end of the 2021-22, said Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker … read more
Egypt’s High Administrative Court ruled on Monday that the ministry of interior must disclose the whereabouts and location of citizens reported missing. The court made the ruling in a case dating back to the disappearance and alleged police detention of … read more
Egypt’s president Abdel fattah Al-Sisi said on Monday that he discussed with the Hungarian Prime Minister (PM) Viktor Orbán the importance of dealing with countries that support and finance terrorism, according to state owned Middle East News Agency (MENA) President … read more