Al-Masry Al-Youm The State Security Prosecution office ordered Tareq Farrag, the deputy finance minister for real estate tax affairs, along with two others, be detained for four days pending investigations into corruption charges. Farrag was arrested while receiving an LE1 … read more
There will be no increase in tuition fees for both public and private Egyptian universities, Higher Education Minister Ashraf El-Sheehy said on Saturday. El-Sheehy, in an interview with DMC TV channel, said public universities would not be allowed to increase … read more
UK Minister of State for Security Ben Wallace discussed with Egyptian officials means of bolstering security cooperation with Egypt and the resumption of direct flight from the UK to Sharm El-Sharm during his two-day visit to Cairo, which concluded on Tuesday, … read more
An Egyptian military court has sentenced Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie and three of the group’s other top leaders to 10 years in jail — the latest verdict in a series of trials the Islamist is facing in various criminal cases. … read more
Reuters Egypt is on track to receive the second tranche of a US$12 billion three-year loan from the International Monetary Fund pending a visit in the end of February to review progress on its economic reform program, the fund said … read more
The Cairo—Alexandria and Wadi Al-Natrun—Al-Alamein roads, two of Egypt’s main highways, were reopened on Wednesday midday after closing for two hours due to heavy fog, Al-Ahram Arabic Website reported. Egyptian authorities closed the highways Wednesday morning to avoid accidents caused … read more
By Aswat Masriya CAIRO, Jan 17 (Aswat Masriya) – Parliament’s legislative committee passed amendment on the protest law in its meeting on Tuesday. The Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) said in last December that article 10 of the protest law is unconstitutional. … read more
By Aswat Masriya CAIRO, Jan 17 (Aswat Masriya) – Cairo Criminal Court approved on Tuesday listing a number of public figures as terrorists for three years, judicial source told Aswat Masriya. The list includes prominent football player Mohamed Abo Treika, former president … read more
By Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will reshuffle his cabinet soon, he told state newspapers in an interview published on Tuesday. “Yes, there will be a reshuffle and very soon … We will fix what needs … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm The Egyptian Pharmacists Syndicate said Monday that the presidency had invited its officials to a meeting with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi next week, to attempt to solve the Syndicate’s crisis with the Ministry of Health and pharmaceutical companies … read more