Investigators target Facebook page critical of Al-Ahly board
Egypt
August 29, 2016
Investigators target Facebook page critical of Al-Ahly board
Investigators from Egypt's National Security Agency are stepping up efforts to identify the administrators of a Facebook page called “We…
Parliament approves VAT bill at 13 percent tax rate
Business
August 29, 2016
Parliament approves VAT bill at 13 percent tax rate
Egypt's House of Representatives gave its initial approval for a bill to introduce Value-Added Tax (VAT) during preliminary discussions in…
FGM penalty stiffened: 7 years prison with hard labor for offenders
Egypt
August 28, 2016
FGM penalty stiffened: 7 years prison with hard labor for offenders
The Cabinet has approved an amendment to the law criminalizing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), increasing the penalty to five to…
TV host Hennawy to face disciplinary court for insulting president
Egypt
August 28, 2016
TV host Hennawy to face disciplinary court for insulting president
Egypt's administrative prosecution has referred television presenter Azza al-Hennawy to a disciplinary court for insulting the president and expressing personal…
Journalist Amr Badr released on bail: lawyers Khaled Ali and Tarek al-Awady
Egypt
August 28, 2016
Journalist Amr Badr released on bail: lawyers Khaled Ali and Tarek al-Awady
Shoubra el-Kheima Criminal Court has ordered the release of journalist Amr Badr, allegedly linked to mass anti-government protests in April,…
Twelve killed, two injured in Sohag car accident
Egypt
August 28, 2016
Twelve killed, two injured in Sohag car accident
12 people were killed and two injured in a car accident on the Sohag international airport road on Sunday morning.Post-crash…
Armed man arrested for possession of marijuana in Sharqiya
Egypt
August 28, 2016
Armed man arrested for possession of marijuana in Sharqiya
Sharqiya security services arrested on Saturday a man found to be in possession of a weapon and 10 kilograms of…
Aswan-Cairo train derailed causing injuries and 5 hour delay
Egypt
August 27, 2016
Aswan-Cairo train derailed causing injuries and 5 hour delay
On Saturday, southbound trains resumed a normal service after a five-hour delay due to a train derailing near the village…
18 Egyptian workers injured, 1 Ethiopian killed in Mecca construction accident
Egypt
August 26, 2016
18 Egyptian workers injured, 1 Ethiopian killed in Mecca construction accident
Eighteen Egyptian construction workers were injured in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday when the foundations of a building under construction collapsed,…
Baby found dead in Mansoura garbage, investigators search for mother
Egypt
August 26, 2016
Baby found dead in Mansoura garbage, investigators search for mother
A naked one-day-old infant was found dead among street garbage in Mansoura, Daqahlia governorate, on Friday, having apparently been abandonned. The…