Egypt’s president signed a new tax law Tuesday that cuts the amount paid by poorer Egyptians in the latest move aimed at reforming the country’s economy. The changes, which are more favourable than the previous tax law for the country’s … read more
Owing to a succession of crises and worsening poverty, food security in Egypt started to deteriorate as early as 2005. These crises included the avian influenza epidemic in 2006; the food, fuel, and financial crises of 2007–2009; a further rallying … read more
Egyptian forensic officials in Cairo say they are struggling with the overwhelming number of bodies that continue to arrive at their facilities bearing marks of torture and abuse in police custody, even when the streets are calm from political unrest. … read more
President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt sent dozens of tanks and hundreds of soldiers to Sinai on Monday as a show of force in the largely lawless area after unknown gunmen kidnapped seven Egyptian security officers there last week. The kidnappings … read more
A middle school student in the Upper Egyptian city of Qena was injured on Monday after a classmate, Omar El-Hambool, shot him in the arm during an exam. El-Hambool was later arrested and is currently awaiting questioning by public prosecutors. … read more
Egyptian military expert Abdel-Moneim Kato on Monday denied the existence of any differences between President Mohamed Morsi and Defence Minister Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi over how to secure the release of seven Egyptian soldiers kidnapped last week in the Sinai Peninsula. “There … read more
Inflation in Egypt is expected to climb to 10.9 percent this year, the highest level since 2010, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, more than it expected in April. “Inflation is expected to rise in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and … read more
The grief-stricken parents of a five-year-old girl who drowned in Egypt were flying home last night as a row intensified over who was to blame for her death. Chloe Johnson was reportedly left by a shallow toddler pool in Sharm … read more
Judge Adly Mansour was named the new head of Egypt’s High Constitutional Court (HCC) on Sunday. Mansour, formerly the court’s vice-president, succeeds Judge Maher El-Beheiry whose term will end on 30 June. According to HCC law 48, which was amended … read more
Cairo Criminal Court has issued a life prison sentence of 25 years and a fine of LE20,000 ($2,800) for Salafist Hazemoon movement member Ahmed Arafa, on possession of firearms without a licence. Arafa, an engineer, was arrested in December 2012 … read more