Sinai tribes will give the government until 30 January to cancel the defense minister’s decree banning land ownership in the eastern border area — otherwise, they will revolt, tribal sources said on Monday. The tribes threaten to block the international … read more
The Muslim Brotherhood will officially announce its plans for the upcoming second anniversary of Egypt’s 25 January Revolution at a press conference on Tuesday, according to group spokesmen. In an interview with Turkish news agency Anadolu, Brotherhood Vice-Chairman Mahmoud Ezzat … read more
Head of official Egyptian statistics agency CAPMAS Abu Bakr El-Gendi announced on Monday that 51.387 million Egyptian citizens would be eligible to vote in upcoming parliamentary elections. El-Gendi divided this figure between some 26.2 million male voters and some 25.1 … read more
An Egyptian security official says a speeding truck collided with a minibus on a highway in the country’s south, killing 14 people and injuring 13 others. The official says the accident took place on Monday morning on the Assiut desert … read more
The Health Ministry on Sunday said victims of the clashes that took place on Saturday in the densely populated district of Shubra al-Kheima north of Cairo are five dead and 12 wounded. The ministry said in a statement that two … read more
The legal representative of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly on Sunday paid LE1 million that Adly took in the form of gifts from the state-run Al-Ahram newspaper when he was in office. The Public Funds Prosecution had a few days … read more
A group of political parties and movements announced on Sunday their plan to demonstrate in governorates across Egypt on the second anniversary of the 25 January revolution under the slogan, “No to the ‘Brotherhoodization’ of the state.” The Interior Ministry, … read more
Six fire engines were called to tackle a fire at Giza Zoo on Sunday afternoon. The fire started in a forested area and spread to the animal food warehouse, reports say. The cause of the fire and the amount of … read more
Clashes erupted in Alexandria on Sunday afternoon between protesters and security forces outside an Alexandria criminal court. Unidentified assailants raided the court after the clashes and set fire to legal papers and documents inside, MENA news agecy said. Fighting broke … read more
The government is in the process of updating the economic plan it presented to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in an attempt to secure the $4.8 billion loan desperately sought by Egypt. “One part is to see, go back and … read more