A case filed by lawyer Ibrahim El-Salamony against President Mohamed Morsi demanding that pornography websites be banned in Egypt was adjourned Saturday to 2 July. El-Salamony filed the case arguing that marriage burdens and high unemployment in recent years has … read more
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake was felt in Egypt’s Cairo, Red Sea and South Sinai on Saturday afternoon. According to National Institute for Astronomical and Geophysical Research Chairman Hatem Ouda, the tremor’s epicentre was located 150 kilometres north of Hurghada, 50 km … read more
Six Mexican tourists died Friday and twenty-five others suffered injuries after a bus overturned in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula near the touristic and religious vacation spot, Saint Catherine’s Monastery. Head of the South Sinai security directorate Mahmoud Henfawi stated that the … read more
Dozens of Egyptian protesters gathered outside the Ethiopian embassy in Cairo on Friday to protest Addis Ababa’s decision earlier this week to temporarily divert the course of the Blue Nile as part of a project to build a series of … read more
The US embassy in Cairo on Friday warned US nationals in Egypt to exercise caution and avoid visiting the Giza Pyramids. The message, sent via email, noted that the embassy had become aware of an increasing number of incidents of … read more
Minor clashes between police and unknown protesters in Tahrir Limited skirmishes erupted in Cairo’s downtown district on Friday afternoon, with dozens of protesters throwing rocks at security forces who responded by firing teargas. Ahram Online reporter at the scene Mai … read more
Food supply inspectors in Ismailia have apprehended workers at an unlicensed factory in Abu Suweir that had been selling bottles filled with tap water and labeled with trademarks of established mineral water companies. Police detained the owner’s son and confiscated … read more
President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday met with Defence Minister Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi, Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim and General Intelligence head Rafaat Shehata to discuss recent developments in Sinai and Egypt’s position regarding Ethiopian plans to build a series of dams on … read more
Six Islamist-leaning political parties on Thursday condemned recent calls by Egypt’s High Constitutional Court (HCC) to grant military and police personnel the right to vote in national elections. The six parties included the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, the … read more
A law drafted by the Egyptian presidency for regulating non-governmental organisations dashes hopes for a free civil society after the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. President Mohamed Morsi has said the bill submitted to … read more