Saad al-Katatny, the president of the Freedom and Justice Party, will meet with leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood at the residence of Khairat al-Shater, the deputy supreme guide, on Tuesday to brief them on his meeting with Mohamed ElBaradei, the … read more
Armed Forces spokesperson Ahmed Mohamed Ali has denied rumors about the dismissal of Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and urged the media to be accurate when dealing with issues related to the Armed Forces, so as not to jeopardize national … read more
The Egypt Independent, an Egyptian English-language weekly published by Al-Masry Al-Youm news organisation, announced on Monday that Al-Masry Al-Youm had agreed to reverse an earlier decision to “immediately” close down the weekly publication. In a Monday statement on Facebook, Egypt … read more
The Egyptian pound will not collapse and its incremental depreciation has stabilized, a senior aide to President Mohamed Morsy said on Sunday. Essam Haddad, Morsy’s deputy chief of staff and foreign policy adviser, told Reuters in an interview that he … read more
Three people who suffered birdshot wounds and suffered breathing problems were admitted to Mahalla Public Hospital following clashes that broke out between protesters and security forces around a Mahalla police station, a medical source at the Health Department in Gharbiya … read more
More than 100 members of the ‘Ultras Ahlawy’ – hardcore fans of Cairo football club Ahly – stormed a Cairo sports club on Sunday where they assaulted members of a visiting youth volleyball team from the canal city of Port … read more
Egypt’s state prosecutor ordered on Sunday an extremist Islamic preacher detained for questioning on suspicion of insulting religion after a complaint from a Christian activist, a judicial source said. The preacher Ahmed Abdullah, known as Abu Islam, is already on … read more
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s proposed $4.8 billion loan will not be enough for Egypt to overcome its post-revolution economic dilemmas, David Malone, president of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), said in Cairo on Sunday. Malone, a renowned development … read more
Former Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud will leave to Kuwait within days, after he was appointed as a legal adviser to the Kuwaiti parliament, state newspaper Al-Ahram Massai reported. Mahmoud will bring a legal team from Egypt that consists of … read more
Egypt’s state prosecutor ordered on Sunday an extremist Islamic preacher detained for questioning on suspicion of insulting religion after a complaint from a Christian activist, a judicial source said. The preacher Ahmed Abdullah, known as Abu Islam, is already on … read more