Al-Masry Al-Youm The Cabinet has approved a draft law regulating the transport of passengers via private cars through the use of information technology, namely cellphone applications, the Ministers of Justice, Transport and Social Solidarity announced at a joint press conference on … read more
Reuters Israel took the unusual step on Monday of barring its citizens from crossing into Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, saying that the threat of attacks in the area inspired by “Islamic State” (IS) militant group and other takfiri groups was high. … read more
Two Islamic State militants wearing suicide vests carried out the deadly church bombings in Egypt on Sunday that killed at least 44 people, the group said in a statement on Sunday that warned of future attacks. The Alexandria bombing was … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Sources from Cairo Airport said that the passports department started on Sunday applying the new measures on Egyptians travelers to Sudan. The measures came after Sudanese authorities submitted an official statement that included applying new measures … read more
Reuters Egypt’s Christians wept with rage on Monday as they recovered the bodies of loved ones killed in twin church bombings, furious at a state they believe will no longer protect them from neighbors bent on wiping out this religious … read more
The cabinet approved Monday an emergency state declaration for three months to begin today, pending parliamentary approval. President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi had on Sunday announced a three-month state of emergency across the country, following two separate attacks on churches during … read more
At the beginning of April, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced that the Egyptian public debt has increased significantly. The CBE’s statement showed that the size of Egypt’s foreign debt increased by $19.522bn in 2016, recording $67.322bn by the … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm British airport security experts checked the application of the new travel procedures at Hurghada and Marsa Alam airports on Saturday, for flights to UK airports. The new procedures started two weeks ago and are expected to continue following the experts’ … read more
A bomb has exploded near St. Mark Coptic Cathedral in Alexandria, just hours after another bombing at St George’s in Tanta. According to initial reports, the bomb struck outside the Cathedral, killing at least 11 people and injuring 30 others. … read more
AP Egypt’s Health Ministry says a bomb exploded in a church north of Cairo that was packed with Palm Sunday worshippers, killing at least 21 people and wounding 38 others. The attack took place on the Coptic Christian Palm Sunday, when … read more