4 MB members face life sentence, 6 others receive 15 years in prison for judge assassination attempt
Egypt
July 20, 2017
4 MB members face life sentence, 6 others receive 15 years in prison for judge assassination attempt
Cairo Criminal Court found four Muslim Brotherhood members guilty of attempting to assassinate the head of Giza Criminal Court’s Chamber 14,…
Companies’ claims of govt contracts to develop Warraq island false: Housing ministry
Egypt
July 20, 2017
Companies’ claims of govt contracts to develop Warraq island false: Housing ministry
A number of drawings prepared by an Egyptian contracting company and another Emirati-Singaporean one to develop al-Warraq island went viral shortly after…
Sisi appoints State Council head, deputy chairman displeased
Egypt
July 20, 2017
Sisi appoints State Council head, deputy chairman displeased
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decree appointing judge Ahmed Abuol Azm as the head of State Council as of…
Egypt’s first electric train to begin operations within 2 years
Egypt
July 19, 2017
Egypt’s first electric train to begin operations within 2 years
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that projected time frame for establishing the electric train between Salam City and the New…
US dollar exchange rate relatively declines Wednesday
Economy
July 19, 2017
US dollar exchange rate relatively declines Wednesday
The exchange rate of the US dollar witnessed a relative decline against the Egyptian pound on Wednesday maintaining a slight…
House of Representatives committee visits Warraq following violent clashes
Egypt
July 19, 2017
House of Representatives committee visits Warraq following violent clashes
The local administration committee’s delegation for the House of Representatives visited al-Warraq island on Monday to investigate the circumstances behind the clash…
14 people injured in large-scale fire, Aswan
Egypt
July 19, 2017
14 people injured in large-scale fire, Aswan
A giant fire broke out Wednesday morning across dozens of shops and four residential buildings in downtown Edfu, north of Aswan, injuring…
PM green-lights LE700 million Halayeb Triangle housing project
Egypt
July 19, 2017
PM green-lights LE700 million Halayeb Triangle housing project
Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail approved during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday the establishment of two ports in the Red…
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis leader, 2 Hasm group members killed
Egypt
July 19, 2017
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis leader, 2 Hasm group members killed
The Ministry of Interior announced Tuesday the assination of terrorist organization, “Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis,” leader Ghandar al-Masry, in an armed…
Education official, 6 others referred to trial over embezzling LE331.2 mm
Egypt
July 18, 2017
Education official, 6 others referred to trial over embezzling LE331.2 mm
Egypt’s Illicit Gains Authority referred education officials and six others to criminal court Tuesday on embezzlement charges. The main suspect in…