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PM Qandil denies fuel shortages facing Egypt
12 Jun 2013
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil has denied fuel shortages are causing trouble on the Egyptian markets, the same week frustrated consumers protested across the country over dwindling supplies.
“The crisis was created by opportunists,...
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Ouda: Sugar stocks enough for 139 more days
12 Jun 2013
Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, Bassem Ouda, has reviewed a report on Egypt's food stocks, following an upbeat assessment in Wednesday's Cabinet meeting.
During the meeting, Ouda clarified that the current supply of wheat (...
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Doctor in FGM teen death case released
11 Jun 2013
Prosecutors in Daqahliya on Tuesday ordered the release of Dr. Aslan Hammouda, the man allegedly responsible for the death an Egyptian girl during a female genital mutilation (FGM) operation, pending investigation.
Hammouda is charged with...
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Author Hamed Abdel-Samad disappears after Islamist threats
11 Jun 2013
Munich-based Droemer Knaur publishing house on Tuesday said that the Egyptian author Hamed Abdel-Samad, who holds German citizenship, has disappeared following threats by Islamist websites.
“He takes these calls seriously,”...
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EU foreign policy chief to visit Egypt next week
11 Jun 2013
The European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will visit Egypt between 18-19 June as part of a wider tour of the Middle East, EU delegation to Egypt chief James Moran announced in a statement on Tuesday.
Ashton is expected...
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Alaa, Gamal Mubarak released pending stocks trial
11 Jun 2013
Giza Criminal Court decided Tuesday to release Alaa and Gamal Mubarak pending trial in the case known in the Egyptian media as the “stock exchange manipulation.”
The court continued considering the case where Alaa, Gamal, 6...
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Doctors launch campaign to raise health budget
11 Jun 2013
Members of several medical groups have launched a petition campaign in state-run hospitals demanding increases in health sector budgets.
The petition, entitled “Our health is a red line,” was launched after Prime Minister...
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Luxor court fines Coptic teacher LE100,000 for “blasphemy”
11 Jun 2013
Luxor Misdemeanor Court on Tuesday fined a female Coptic teacher LE100,000 for allegedly insulting Islam and the Prophet Mohamed.
Parents of students at Naga Sheikh Sultan Elementary School had earlier accused 23-year-old educator Damiana...
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No Al-Qaeda base in Sinai, says governor
11 Jun 2013
North Sinai Governor Abdel Fattah Harhour has said that there is no Al-Qaeda base in the Sinai Peninsula, despite the increasing influence of jihadi groups in the region.
“We know there are Salafi jihadi elements,” Harhour...
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Interior Minister: Police will not suppress 30 June protests
11 Jun 2013
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim on Tuesday pledged that police will not confront protesters during demonstrations planned by opposition groups on 30 June demanding early presidential elections.
The day marks the first anniversary of...
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