Al-Masry Al-Youm Cairo Airport authorities banned TV host Amr al-Laithy Thursday from travel based on a decision by the top prosecutor. The top prosecutor banned al-Laithy from travel over claims accusing him of inciting protests and instigating the public opinion … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt has topped a list of Middle East (ME) countries that are safe for tourism and vacations, according to the US government. Other ME countries deemed safe include Jordan, Oman, UAE and Qatar. In a supplement issued by … read more
(Aswat Masriya) – An Egypt court accepted on Thursday writer and poet Fatma Naoot’s appeal against a three-year sentence handed down to her for contempt of religion, reducing it to six months. In January, Naoot was sentenced to three years in … read more
Egyptian police arrested on Wednesday the suspected killer of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) CEO Nevine Loutfy, one day after she was found murdered inside her house in 6 October. The suspect has been identified as 49 year-old Abdel Aty … read more
(Aswat Masriya) – Director of El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence Aida Seif Al-Dawla was banned from travel on Wednesday as she attempted to board a flight to Tunisia. According to a statement by El Nadeem, Seif Al-Dawla … read more
Criticism over a non-governmental organisation (NGO) draft law, which received preliminary approval from parliament, continues as new claims surface over what would be heavy restrictions on the work of civil society if the law were to be implemented. Former minister … read more
(Aswat Masriya) – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said there is no longer room for dictatorship in Egypt, in an interview with Portuguese TV network RTP Tuesday night. When confronted by the interviewer that he may sometimes be dubbed “a dictator,” … read more
The CEO of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Nevine Loutfy was found murdered at her home in the 6th of October suburb on the outskirts of Cairo on Tuesday. An investigation and forensic team arrived at the murder scene shortly after … read more
Cairo’s governor has increased the tariffs of the city’s white taxis by 25 percent in the wake of hikes in fuel prices earlier this month, part of a package of government economic reforms. Taxi meters will now start from EGP … read more
Egypt’s Court of Cassation on Tuesday overturned a June 2015 life sentence against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in the case of espionage with the Palestinian group Hamas and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, ordering a retrial. The court’s ruling covered … read more