By Nourhan Fahmy CAIRO, Dec 7 (Aswat Masriya) – As the world braces for the coming U.S. president, Egypt’s foreign minister Sameh Shoukry began a visit to Washington earlier this month to discuss bilateral relations and meet with the new … read more
Forty-five suspects accused of being members of a massive international human organ trafficking ring were arrested by security forces on Tuesday. According to a statement published by the Ministry of Health, the criminal organisation includes doctors and nurses. The suspects … read more
Egypt Independent Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Enany announced on Tuesday that Egypt succeeded in recovering 7 important artifacts from the US, Switzerland and UAE in the course of a week since the beginning of December. The Antiquities Ministry, working in close … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Tareq al-Khouly, member of the presidential committee that examines cases of detainees who deserve pardon, has said that the second list is to be submitted soon to the presidency. The list of detainees to be pardoned by President … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm The Administrative Control Authority announced it had detected, at dawn on Tuesday, the largest international network for trafficking in human organs, including Egyptians and Arabs. The top prosecutor issued directives to quickly investigate the case. The network includes … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm The lawyer of Mubarak-era business tycoon Hussein Salem and his family, Mahmoud Kebeish, submitted a court warning to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and Justice Minister Hossam Abdel Rehim to overturn the freezing of the … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm The National Council for Women staged on Sunday a women’s march to condemn violence against women and enforce articles on women in laws and constitution. The march was staged in collaboration with NGOs and 80 female school students … read more
Alexandria governorate closed down on Sunday Lion Village after a trainer died from injuries following an attack by a lion last weekend, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. Last Saturday, lion trainer Islam Shahin was attacked by the lion during an … read more
The head of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) Ahmed Abdel-Aal said on Monday that heavy mists the country witnessed Monday morning are expected to continue through Thursday. The EMA head warned in a TV statement of low visibility on highways … read more
Reuters Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has resigned as chief executive officer of Orascom and his deputy Tamer El Mahdi has been nominated as his successor, the company said on Sunday, without explaining his decision. “Naguib Sawiris has submitted his resignation … read more