Military spokesperson Ahmed Mohamed Ali on Tuesday posted on Facebook that the Air Force is conducting exercises until the end of the month, and urged citizens not to be disturbed by the sounds of planes in certain areas. Explosions were … read more
The Central Bank of Egypt filed a claim with the public prosecutor’s office Tuesday against a newly-founded daily newspaper that alleged the bank has transferred US$2.5 million to President Mohamed Morsy’s son. Privately-owned Al-Sabah reported that the CBE transferred the … read more
Cairo metro drivers shut train services as part of a strike Wednesday to demand the resignation of the operating company’s chairman and his assistants, accusing them of corruption. The strike began Tuesday with preliminary protests at three metro stations and … read more
Militants fired on a Central Security Forces camp in Arish, North Sinai Monday morning, fleeing into the desert when security forces fired back. No casualties were reported. A security source said this was the second attack on security forces in … read more
An Interior Ministry source told London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper on Monday that the state is taking a Salafi sheikh’s calls to destroy the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx seriously, particularly as he took part in demolishing a Buddha statue in Afghanistan … read more
Egyptian Minister of Interior Ahmed Gamal El-Din announced on Monday a reshuffle within the ministry, affecting the security directorate and the minister’s aides. The reshuffle covered nearly 100 leading positions in the ministry throughout the country including 100 major police … read more
A delegation from the National Council for Women, headed by Ambassador Mervat El-Tallawy, met with President Mohamed Morsi on Monday to discuss the position of women in the draft constitution. President Morsi has been holding a series of meetings since … read more
CAIRO: A Christian woman reported that she had her hair cut off by two veiled women inside the Egypt’s capital city Cairo’s metro and thrown out of the car while being called an “infidel.” Copts United, which reported the incident … read more
A Cairo court sentenced a man on Monday to a two-year prison term as well as a LE2,000 ($330) fine for sexually harassing a woman in an incident which occurred several months earlier. Local rights group El-Nadeem which was handling … read more
The US assistant defense secretary for international security affairs arrived in Cairo Sunday, leading a delegation on a four-day visit to discuss bilateral cooperation, specifically in Sinai security, with Egyptian officials. Derek Chollet, the assistant defense secretary, is expected to … read more