Egypt’s northern city of Alexandria witnessed strong showers and a drop in temperatures early on Monday morning, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. The strong rains flooded some of the city’s streets causing traffic jams. A sewage company sent cars to … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm The former vice president Mohamed ElBaradei has responded on Twitter to TV host Ahmed Moussa, who broadcast telephone calls of ElBaradei through his talk show aired on the privately-owned Sada Al-Balad satellite TV channel on Saturday. ElBaradei tweeted … read more
By Aswat Masriya CAIRO, Jan 7 (Aswat Masriya) – Rights lawyer Tarek Nagida said on Saturday that the officer in charge of the Sayeda Zeinab police station refused to receive notice of a protest that is planned for next Wednesday … read more
By Reuters By Asma Alsharif CAIRO, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Mohsen al-Gedamy has run a successful business for the past seven years importing beans, a staple food for many Egyptians, but after the currency was suddenly floated late last year … read more
The Alexandria Port Authority shut down on Saturday the Bughazi and Dakheila ports due to bad weather conditions, state news agency MENA reported. Wind speeds exceeded 25 knots per hour, causing high waves in the Mediterranean. “The two ports were … read more
The Ministry of Social Solidarity announced on Saturday the closure of a branch of Dar Al-Orman orphanage that is located in Fifth Settlement, after a five-minute footage circulated on social media revealing possible child abuse. The footage had the sound … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Windy and cold wintry weather is expected to prevail in the north on Monday, meteorologists said. Rain clouds will appear along the northern coasts, with southwesterly winds blowing, which will disturb maritime navigation in the Mediterranean … read more
A number of Egypt’s churches have started ceremonies and gatherings on Friday, as the country’s Coptic Christian community prepares to celebrate Christmas on 7 January. The Anglican Church in Cairo will also begin its celebrations shortly with the attendance of … read more
Reuters One suspect was killed and three others arrested in a police raid in connection with a bomb attack that killed six policemen in Cairo on Dec. 9, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. Police also seized the car that … read more
Reuters Egypt’s net foreign reserves rose to $24.265 billion at the end of December from $23.058 billion at the end of November, the central bank said on Thursday, cash that economists said would cover imports for more than five months. … read more