Foreign Ministry slams analyst for ‘shallow’ article in Foreign Affairs
Egypt
October 27, 2016
Foreign Ministry slams analyst for ‘shallow’ article in Foreign Affairs
Egypt's Foreign Ministry has slammed Middle East analyst Steven Cook for his article published in Foreign Affairs journal criticizing Egypt’s…
Egyptian media unwittingly harms the national interest: Sisi
Egypt
October 27, 2016
Egyptian media unwittingly harms the national interest: Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has accused Egyptian media outlets of unintentionally causing harm to Egypt's interests and relations with other…
Court confirms life sentence for Mohamed Badie over 2013 violence
Egypt
October 27, 2016
Court confirms life sentence for Mohamed Badie over 2013 violence
Mohamed Badie, the Muslim Brotherhood's former Supreme Guide, has lost his appeal against a life prison sentence for involvement in…
Floods hit Red Sea governorate, traffic blocked on some roads
Egypt
October 27, 2016
Floods hit Red Sea governorate, traffic blocked on some roads
Flooding caused traffic disruption on some roads in the Red Sea governorate on Wednesday as metorologists warned that heavy rain…
Married couples detained over alleged wife-swapping Facebook page
Egypt
October 27, 2016
Married couples detained over alleged wife-swapping Facebook page
South Cairo Prosecution has renewed the detention of several people on charges of running a Facebook account promoting wife-swapping activities.
Rain expected on Thursday, possible flooding in Sinai and Red Sea
Egypt
October 26, 2016
Rain expected on Thursday, possible flooding in Sinai and Red Sea
Heavy rain is expected in Sinai and the Red Sea mountains on Thursday, with possibly flooding. Rain clouds are expected in…
Global Summit on City Tourism to take place in Luxor next week
Egypt
October 26, 2016
Global Summit on City Tourism to take place in Luxor next week
Preparations have been concluded in Luxor for the 5th Global Summit on City Tourism on November 1 and 2, part…
Egypt buys 420,000 tons of wheat for subsidized bread
Egypt
October 26, 2016
Egypt buys 420,000 tons of wheat for subsidized bread
The General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) said on Tuesday it has signed contracts through an international tender for the…
Sugar shortage persists, crackdowns on traders continue
Egypt
October 26, 2016
Sugar shortage persists, crackdowns on traders continue
The shortage in government-subsidized sugar continued in Cairo and other governorates on Tuesday, with people forming long lines at consumer…
Consumer complex head gets 5 years in jail for hoarding sugar
Business
October 25, 2016
Consumer complex head gets 5 years in jail for hoarding sugar
The head of a consumer complex has been sentenced to five years in prison and a fine of LE100,000 for…