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Strong, dusty winds are causing low visibility in the Red Sea, Minya and Alexandria governorates on Thursday. The Operations and Emergency Center at the Red Sea Governorate headquarters received notification from the Meteorological Authority that...
The International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts will start in Cairo on 19 April. The seven-day festival is titled "Joined by love for Egypt." Thirty-five troupes from 25 countries will perform at the Citadel, including groups...
The Journalists Syndicate on Wednesday condemned the staff of the Virgin Mary Church in Zeitoun for assaulting journalists responsible for covering Coptic issues, on Tuesday, saying this has occurred several times before. The syndicate said it would...
    Interpol rejected a request by Egyptian authorities to issue a warrant for former presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq, said Major General Ahmed Helmy, the deputy interior minister for the Public Security Sector, on Wednesday. Shafiq is...
Air Cairo will open flights from Alexandria and Assiut to Riyadh, to serve those working in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Yasser al-Ramly, the head of Air Cairo, said the airline decided to operate seven flights from Alexandria and Assiut to Riyad...
Cairo Airport authorities started on Wednesday the implementation of a plan to reduce the consumption of energy after midnight as part of a plan to face an electricity shortage expected in the summer. Airliners meanwhile are adjusting their...
The president of Reform and Development Party, Anwar Esmat al-Sadat, rejected plans by the Shura Council to discuss a new law on the National Council for Women that would put it under the authority of the Shura Council. In statements on Tuesday...
  The Shura Council gave initial approval on Tuesday of amendments to the House of Representatives election law that could give women lower positions on electoral lists. Members of the Shura Council Legislative and Constitutional Affairs...
The Armed Forces arrested 15 people on Tuesday accused of being members of a militant group that illegally brandished assault weapons and marched parade-style through the North Sinai cities of Rafah and Sheikh Zuwayed two days ago. In a statement...
A protest staged by owners of butane gas depots in the district of Shubra was brought to an end by the police on Monday afternoon and the venues reopened. The depot owners were protesting the supply minister’s decision to raise the price of...