Former MP Hamdy al-Fakhrany has filed a lawsuit against the president, the prime minister and the local government minister, demanding that they close down liquor stores and nightclubs, the state-run egynews website reported Wednesday. Fakhrany is a former independent member … read more
The Egyptian pound will improve its standing against the US dollar after being encouraged by political and economic stability over the coming period, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said Tuesday. The Egyptian currency had made a record drop earlier this week … read more
Former Nour Party head Emad Abdel Ghafour has announced the formation of the Al-Watan Party, as well as a new alliance with former presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail. In a conference Tuesday at the Al-Azhar Conference Center, Abdel Ghafour … read more
Egyptian police say they have arrested a suspect in a drive-by shooting that seriously wounded a protester in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square, where an open-ended sit-in is taking place. According to witnesses, gunmen before dawn on Monday seriously wounded 19-year-old … read more
Tens of Egyptians protested on Tuesday at the embassy of UAE in Giza demanding the release of Egyptians recently arrested in the Gulf state on allegations of forming a cell linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. The protesters, who included the … read more
Ismail al-Sheshtawy, head of the Radio and Television Union, said a draft law is being prepared for the formation of the National Media Council, which would replace the Information Ministry and oversee both official and private media. “We are working … read more
The new monetary foreign exchange regulations, enacted by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on Sunday, will help curb speculation on the US dollar in the domestic market and maintain a low rate of inflation, said the country’s top bankers. … read more
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said Sunday that although the country’s economic situation is “difficult and critical,” the country is not going bankrupt. “Countries don’t go bankrupt, only companies do,” Qandil said at a press conference. He said that the Cabinet … read more
President Mohamed Morsy has largely picked up where Hosni Mubarak left off in terms of media freedom. A case in point is the constitution. Critics argue that the constitution, which was just approved by 63.8 percent, does not go far … read more
On 23 November, 25-year-old accountant Saad Saeed was found dead after being tortured and beaten to death by police officers in a Giza police station. His face was disfigured, and he had been left on the pavement for nine hours … read more