More than 16 million people out of a population that has exceeded 80 million currently live in Egypt’s slums, most of which are based in the Greater Cairo metropolitan area. Inhabitants are forced to live in inhumane settlements, owing to … read more
Prominent Saudi preacher Mohamed El-Areifi called during Friday prayers in Cairo’s Amr Ibn El-Aas Mosque in Cairo for businessmen around the world to invest in Egypt, praising the country for its history and heritage. El-Areifi particularly encouraged businessmen from the … read more
New Central Bank Hesham Ramez said that the current rise of the US dollar against the Egyptian pound is normal and is not a danger to a country of Egypt’s size. According to the state-run newspaper al-Gomhurriya, Ramez attempted to … read more
The Education Directorate of Beni Suef referred an art teacher for investigation Saturday after creating an exam question which some found objectionable. Magda Fawzi, a teacher at Foh Middle School in Wasta City, reportedly created an exam question requesting that … read more
Unknown assailants using firearms and Molotov cocktails attacked tens of peaceful demonstrators staging a sit-in before Cairo’s presidential palace, leaving at least 14 injured late on Saturday. No deaths were reported. The perpetrators torched four of the tents set up … read more
Suez police forces seized 500 kilograms of explosives on Friday believed to have been en route to South Sinai. Major General Abdel Refaat, the Suez security chief, was notified that smugglers in Cairo were preparing to transport the explosives, which … read more
Protesters briefly clashed with security forces in front of the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace on Friday afternoon after the Armed Forces removed the concrete wall that has blocked Merghany Street since the recent wave of protests against the 22 November Constitutional … read more
Jama’a al-Islamiya and the Construction and Development Party are discussing plans to take to the streets on 25 January to celebrate the new Constitution and show their support for President Mohamed Morsy, group spokesperson Tarek al-Zomor said on Friday. They … read more
The Justice Ministry is in the midst of preparing 63 new bills, including a bill on corruption, a law to establish an Economic and Social Council, a law regulating NGOs and a law regulating bids and tenders, said ministry spokesperson … read more
An Egyptian police officer and six recruits were wounded on Friday when gunmen attacked their patrol in the Sinai Peninsula, security officials said. The patrol had been tasked with protecting the cross-Sinai pipeline that supplies Egyptian gas to Israel and … read more