Housewife charged with poisoning abusive husband and four children
Egypt
September 6, 2018
Housewife charged with poisoning abusive husband and four children
UPDATE: Wife has been cleared of suspicion, police now claim husband poisoned children. Qalyubia Security Directorate arrested a woman…
Sisi returns to Cairo from Uzbekistan
Egypt
September 6, 2018
Sisi returns to Cairo from Uzbekistan
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Cairo on Wednesday evening from the Uzbek capital Tashkent, after the end of a…
Pharaonic cemetery found near Senusert I pyramid
Archaeology
September 5, 2018
Pharaonic cemetery found near Senusert I pyramid
A stone cemetery was found roughly 300 meters northeast of the pyramid of King Senusert I, the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry…
UK appoints new Egypt ambassador
Egypt
September 5, 2018
UK appoints new Egypt ambassador
The British Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed Sir Geoffrey Adams as Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Egypt,…
543 prisoners pardoned for Eid al-Adha
Egypt
September 5, 2018
543 prisoners pardoned for Eid al-Adha
On the occasion of Eid-al-Adha, the prisons sector of Egypt’s Interior Ministry has announced the pardon of 543 prisoners,…
Egypt’s foreign currency reserve rose to US $44.41 billion in August: CBE
Economy
September 5, 2018
Egypt’s foreign currency reserve rose to US $44.41 billion in August: CBE
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Wednesday that Egypt’s foreign currency reserves rose to US $44.41 billion…
Sisi praises ‘unity of purpose and mutual trust’ in China summit
Egypt
September 5, 2018
Sisi praises ‘unity of purpose and mutual trust’ in China summit
In his speech at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi praised the summit as an “example for…
Egyptian schools to receive 50,000 tablets in October: Official
Egypt
September 5, 2018
Egyptian schools to receive 50,000 tablets in October: Official
On Tuesday Deputy Education Minister Mohamed Omar announced during a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly that the Education…
Joint multinational military drill ‘Bright Star 2018’ returns to Egypt
Features/Interviews
September 4, 2018
Joint multinational military drill ‘Bright Star 2018’ returns to Egypt
The 36-old star Bright Star – which some consider the largest and most important joint multinational military drill in the…
Egypt Prosecution extends arrest of political figures on terror charges
Egypt
September 4, 2018
Egypt Prosecution extends arrest of political figures on terror charges
Egypt’s High State Security Prosecution decided on Tuesday to extend the imprisonment of ex-ambassador Massoum Marzouk, “March 9” university independence…