American Research Center to fund ‘gold chips’ archaeological study
Archaeology
June 15, 2016
American Research Center to fund ‘gold chips’ archaeological study
The American Research Center in Egypt will fund a project carried out by the Antiquities Ministry to study gold chips…
Cost of rice increasing due to smuggling: supply minister
Egypt
June 15, 2016
Cost of rice increasing due to smuggling: supply minister
Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy has blamed this year's rice shortage on cross-border smuggling, with Egyptian rice merchants selling abroad in…
Parliament speaker denies rumours of budget increase
Egypt
June 15, 2016
Parliament speaker denies rumours of budget increase
Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal has rejected media reports that the Finance Ministry has increased parliament's budget, making up for…
Court to issue verdict on Red Sea islands case on June 21
Egypt
June 14, 2016
Court to issue verdict on Red Sea islands case on June 21
Judges from the State Council Aministrative Court have set a date of June 21, next Tuesday, for the final verdict…
Court adjourns Hesham Barakat assassination trial
Egypt
June 14, 2016
Court adjourns Hesham Barakat assassination trial
Cairo Criminal Court adjourned on Monday the trial of 67 defendants accused of assassinating Egypt's former top prosecutor Hesham Barakat.The…
Prosecutor issues gag order in ‘evidence burning’ case
Egypt
June 14, 2016
Prosecutor issues gag order in ‘evidence burning’ case
Top prosecutor Nabil Sadek issued a gag order on Tuesday in the case known publicly as "evidence burning", in which…
Court acquits 51 over involvement in Red Sea islands protests
Egypt
June 14, 2016
Court acquits 51 over involvement in Red Sea islands protests
Qasr al-Nil Misdemeanors Court acquitted on Tuesday 51 people who participated in downtown Cairo protests on April 25 against the…
Shorouk Geneina makes first statement after dismissal
Egypt
June 14, 2016
Shorouk Geneina makes first statement after dismissal
Shorouk Hesham Geneina has published remarks on social media about being dismissed from her role as an associate with Egypt's Administrative…
Former chief auditor Geneina’s daughter sacked from government job
Egypt
June 13, 2016
Former chief auditor Geneina’s daughter sacked from government job
Egypt's Administrative Prosecution Authority (APA) has sacked Shorouk Geneina, the daughter of former Central Auditing Organization (CAO) Chairman Hisham Geneina.No…
Pension increase canceled out by consumer inflation
Egypt
June 13, 2016
Pension increase canceled out by consumer inflation
On May 9, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi approved a 10 percent increase on all state pensions, a move that benefits…