Sugar factory workers strike, demanding share in profits
Egypt
November 20, 2016
Sugar factory workers strike, demanding share in profits
For the second week in a row, workers in Hamool beet sugar factory (Delta Sugar Company), in Kafr el-Sheikh governorate,…
Cabinet reviews austerity plans, prepares for cabinet reshuffle
Egypt
November 20, 2016
Cabinet reviews austerity plans, prepares for cabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail started reviewing Saturday the austerity plans adopted at some ministries 15 days ago. This coincides with…
First prison sentence ever against journalist syndicate chief stirs wide anger
Egypt
November 20, 2016
First prison sentence ever against journalist syndicate chief stirs wide anger
The two-year sentence issued on Saturday and a fine of LE10,000 against each of Journalist Syndicate Chief Yehia Qallash; Secretary…
Egypt journalist unionists get 2 years’ jail for harbouring colleagues
Egypt
November 19, 2016
Egypt journalist unionists get 2 years’ jail for harbouring colleagues
An Egyptian court sentenced the head of a journalists union and two board members to two years in prison on…
Crisis in Brog al-Arab prison, complaints of torture and tear gas use
Egypt
November 19, 2016
Crisis in Brog al-Arab prison, complaints of torture and tear gas use
Complaints of physical assault in Borg al-Arab prison, over the past 4 days, drove dozens of inmates' families to flock…
Egypt government exempts sugar imports from customs duties
Business
November 19, 2016
Egypt government exempts sugar imports from customs duties
Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has issued a decree exempting white sugar imported from 10 November, 2016 to 30 May,…
Monufiya governor announces alert against winter floods
Egypt
November 18, 2016
Monufiya governor announces alert against winter floods
The governor of Monufiya, Hesham Abdel Baset, announced a state of alert and to take precautionary measures against expected floods…
Lawyer, driver arrested for possession of 29 artifacts
Archaeology
November 18, 2016
Lawyer, driver arrested for possession of 29 artifacts
Sharqiya police arrested a lawyer and a driver who were in possession of 29 artifacts on Thursday evening.The defendants were…
Cairo University grants Doctors Syndicate 48 hours for disciplinary enquiry against official over syringes statement
Egypt
November 18, 2016
Cairo University grants Doctors Syndicate 48 hours for disciplinary enquiry against official over syringes statement
Cairo University granted the Doctors Syndicate a 48-hour notice to subject syndicate undersecretary Mona Mina to a disciplinary enquiry over…
Sisi pardons 82 prisoners, including TV host Islam al-Beheiry
Egypt
November 17, 2016
Sisi pardons 82 prisoners, including TV host Islam al-Beheiry
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a presidential pardon on Thursday for the year 2016 pardoning 82 prisoners including TV host…