Taha Sakr Another spark to fuel the fire of Egypt and Sudan’s continued political tensions came on Wednesday when Sudanese Acting Minister of Interior Babikir Ahmed Digna alleged that fighters from the Egyptian Air Force violated Sudan’s airspace around the … read more
Hend El-Behary The Ministry of Health has decided to issue a “drug monitoring” system which aims to control the pharmaceutical market, eliminate drug fraud and prevent the spread of illegal and unknown medicines in Egypt. The Ministry of Health, in cooperation … read more
Fourteen Egyptians died in various drowning incidents nationwide on Monday as the country celebrated the Ancient Egyptian Sham El-Nessim festival, with another 45 people treated for food poisoning linked to the celebrations, the health ministry said in a statement on … read more
Egypt’s Army Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazy held talks on Monday with his Kuwaiti counterpart Lieutenant-General Mohamed Ahmed al-Khader as part of his official visit to Cairo, state-run news agency MENA reported. The two senior military officers discussed a range … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) NGO said that the unlimited extension of the remand period is an assault on the guarantees and rights of the suspect as stipulated by international treaties and covenants signed by the … read more
Police forces announced Sunday the arrest of 13 alleged militants on two separate farms in Beheira and Alexandria. The suspects reportedly possessed large amounts of weapons and explosives. According to a statement from the ministry, the arrested men were members … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany announced on Tuesday the discovery of a cemetery in Luxor that contains dozens of coffins, Pharaonic mummies, ushabti statues and masks colored with gold. The cemetery, named “Camp 157”, was discovered by an Egyptian … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Buses will be provided to Social Solidarity Directorates in 10 governorates over the next few days to continue the ongoing work to protect homeless children, according to sources in the Social Solidarity Ministry. The ministry received 11 mobile … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Police officers confiscated on Tuesday 48 chickens that had spoiled from al-Edwa Central Hospital in Minya, before these were cooked and served to patients. A statement from the Minya Security Directorate said police received a tip about the … read more
Taha Saker Egyptians took to social media outlets to voice their concerns and outrage after local news outlets reported that Parliament will discuss a draft law on imposing a monthly subscription fee for those who use Facebook in Egypt. The … read more