Qaliubiya officials arrested for fixing wheat distribution, embezzling LE122.9 mn
Egypt
June 17, 2016
Qaliubiya officials arrested for fixing wheat distribution, embezzling LE122.9 mn
Qaliubiya security services have arrested several officials on suspicion of illegally maniuplating the government wheat distribution system for financial gain.Security…
Security crackdown on Eastern Desert gold-ore smugglers
Egypt
June 17, 2016
Security crackdown on Eastern Desert gold-ore smugglers
Egyptian security forces have arrested dozens of gold ore smugglers and destroyed their vehicles in a three-day operation in the…
Egypt requests access to Cypriot hijack investigation, signs MoU on cross-border crime
Egypt
June 17, 2016
Egypt requests access to Cypriot hijack investigation, signs MoU on cross-border crime
Egypt's Attorney General Nabil Sadeq has requested access to the Cypriot investigation into the hijacking of an Egyptian plane to…
Health Ministry launches e-app listing revised drug prices
Egypt
June 16, 2016
Health Ministry launches e-app listing revised drug prices
The Minister of Health and Population Ahmed Emad Eddin announced on Thursday the launch of a new smartphone e- application…
Murdered student Regeni’s parents urge EU to isolate Egypt
Egypt
June 16, 2016
Murdered student Regeni’s parents urge EU to isolate Egypt
The parents of Giulio Regeni, the Italian student tortured and murdered in Cairo last February, have called on Italy and…
Weather: Gradual rise in temperatures starting Friday
Egypt
June 16, 2016
Weather: Gradual rise in temperatures starting Friday
Meteorologists are predicting a gradual increase in temperatures starting Friday, with top temperatures reaching 36 degrees centigrade in Cairo. Moderate weather…
Meat, fish, cheese and milk prices increased in June: official report
Egypt
June 16, 2016
Meat, fish, cheese and milk prices increased in June: official report
The Information and Decision Support Centre (IDSC) issued a report on the increase in food prices from June 6 to…
Shawming leaks high school chemistry, philosophy exams
Egypt
June 16, 2016
Shawming leaks high school chemistry, philosophy exams
The administrators of a Facebook page known for leaking Egyptian high school examination papers and model answers published the answers…
Egypt becomes world’s fourth-biggest weapons importer: report
Egypt
June 15, 2016
Egypt becomes world’s fourth-biggest weapons importer: report
Egypt became the world’s fourth-biggest weapons importer, spending almost US$2.3 billion, in 2015 the consulting company IHS Inc. said in…
Six killed, 21 injured in Qalyubiya ring-road collision
Egypt
June 15, 2016
Six killed, 21 injured in Qalyubiya ring-road collision
Six people were killed and 21 others injured in a collision between two microbuses and a truck on Wednesday morning…