Egyptian opposition parties and political movements staged protest marches on Wednesday in Cairo ‘s poorest area the Matareya district demonstrating their anger over escalating bread prices, continued power cuts and shortages of drinking water. Kefaya representative Abdel Rahman Auf indicated that he hoped … read more
Egypt’s Minister of Culture Faruq Hosni has formed several committees to conduct an evaluation and inventory of all antiquities and masterpieces in museums across the country in the wake of the theft of a priceless Vincent Van Gogh painting, his … read more
Ahmed Suleiman took a seat at one of the charitable fast-breaking banquets in the rich neighborhood of Maadi, in southern outskirts of Cairo. Such operations of free meals spread across the Egyptian capital during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. … read more
Egypt has picked a site on the Mediterranean coast for its first nuclear power plant, part of a plan by the Arab world’s most populous state to shift away from oil and gas, the official news agency Mena said on … read more
Egypt has been experiencing its worst power outages in decades since the daily dawn-to-dusk fast for the holy month of Ramadan began two weeks ago. The power cuts have struck at the height of summer, amid temperatures of around 100 … read more
President Hosni Mubarak is set to visit France on Sunday for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, his second visit to the European country in two months, state agency MENA said. Mubarak, 82, will then travel to the United States … read more
Rights group Amnesty International called on Egypt not to try eight workers, accused of assaulting a manager and of vandalism at a military-owned factory, before a military court on Saturday. The workers, all civilians, are accused of vandalism and assault … read more
Egyptian telecom tycoon Naguib Sawiris has offered a 140,000 euro reward for information leading to the recovery of a stolen masterpiece by Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, according to broadcaster Europe1. Sawiris is the first businessman to have publicly offered … read more
Two of the biggest opposition players in Egyptian politics have joined forces as unofficial campaigning kicks off for parliamentary polls later this year—though neither will be on the ballot. Mohamed ElBaradei, former head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog and … read more
The road west out of Cairo used to promise relief from the Egyptian capital’s chaos. Past the great pyramids of Giza, the desert stretched, 100 miles north-west to the Mediterranean. Now commuters driving from Cairo cross 20 miles of nothingness … read more