Egypt Independent
Human Rights Watch calls on Egypt to suspend ‘arbitrary arrests’ before elections
Egypt
February 27, 2018
Human Rights Watch calls on Egypt to suspend ‘arbitrary arrests’ before elections
The New York-based Human Rights watch [HRW] addressed on Monday sharp criticism towards Egyptian government for a series of “arbitrary”…
Egypt calls for boycotting BBC after ‘biased’ report
Egypt
February 27, 2018
Egypt calls for boycotting BBC after ‘biased’ report
Head of Egypt’s official State Information Service (SIS) Diaa Rashwan called on Egyptian officials and the Egyptian elite to boycott…
No agreement on resumption of Russia-Egypt flights yet: Russian minister
Egypt
February 27, 2018
No agreement on resumption of Russia-Egypt flights yet: Russian minister
Russian Minister of Transportation Maksim Sokolov stated on Monday that the PJSC Aeroflot–Russian Airlines and Egypt Air Holding Company have…
Days of Egyptian pound’s stagnation numbered: Bloomberg
Business
February 27, 2018
Days of Egyptian pound’s stagnation numbered: Bloomberg
Financial news website Bloomberg reported on Monday that the days of the stagnation of the Egyptian pound may be numbered,…
Cabinet approves bill allowing 53 churches to practice religious rituals nationwide
Egypt
February 26, 2018
Cabinet approves bill allowing 53 churches to practice religious rituals nationwide
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail held a meeting with the Ministers of Housing, Justice, Antiquities, Parliamentarian Affairs and Local Development on…
Kids’ toy ‘Slime’ faces backlash in Egypt, believed to be hazardous for children
Egypt
February 26, 2018
Kids’ toy ‘Slime’ faces backlash in Egypt, believed to be hazardous for children
Controversy surfaced on media outlets in Egypt as users circulated news about kids’ toy, ‘Slime’, which is believed to pose…
BBC report on human rights in Egypt is ‘baseless’ and ‘false’: SIS
Egypt
February 26, 2018
BBC report on human rights in Egypt is ‘baseless’ and ‘false’: SIS
In response to a recent visual and written BBC report entitled ‘The shadows over Egypt’, which addresses the country’s human…
Army chief of staff requests Sisi to extend ‘Sinai 2018’ for over 3 months
Egypt
February 26, 2018
Army chief of staff requests Sisi to extend ‘Sinai 2018’ for over 3 months
Chief of staff of Egypt’s Armed Forces Mohamed Farid called on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to extend operation ‘Sinai 2018’…
Court reduces activist Ahmed Douma’s sentence to LE 10,000 fine for ‘insulting judiciary’
Egypt
February 25, 2018
Court reduces activist Ahmed Douma’s sentence to LE 10,000 fine for ‘insulting judiciary’
The Maadi Court of Misdemeanors ruled on Saturday to reduce activist Ahmed Douma’s sentence for insulting the judiciary to a…
Egypt-Isreal gas deal to attract European countries: Financial Times
Egypt
February 25, 2018
Egypt-Isreal gas deal to attract European countries: Financial Times
UK newspaper the Financial Times (FT) reported on Friday that the gas deal signed between the Israeli company Delek Group…
Passengers traveling to Egypt from German airports reach 1.39 million in 2017
Travel
February 25, 2018
Passengers traveling to Egypt from German airports reach 1.39 million in 2017
The number of passengers traveling to Egypt from German airports rose 69.1 percent year-on-year in 2017 to reach 1.39 million…
Photos: Egypt announces large discovery of 26th Dynasty cemetery in Minya
Archaeology
February 24, 2018
Photos: Egypt announces large discovery of 26th Dynasty cemetery in Minya
Six kilometres south of Tuna Al-Gabal archaeological site, an Egyptian archaeological expedition announced on Saturday the discovery of an ancient cemetery…
Imperial Russian Ballet to perform Swan Lake in Cairo Opera House
Music
February 24, 2018
Imperial Russian Ballet to perform Swan Lake in Cairo Opera House
Ballet fanatics in Egypt have a cause to celebrate next month as the “Imperial Russian Ballet” company will be performing…
3 killed, 18 injured as building collapses in Cairo’s Manshiyet Naser
Egypt
February 24, 2018
3 killed, 18 injured as building collapses in Cairo’s Manshiyet Naser
Egypt’s Health Ministry said that three people were killed, including a child and an elderly woman, after a building collapsed…
Egypt opens first charging station for electric cars
Science
February 24, 2018
Egypt opens first charging station for electric cars
The first charging station for electric cars in Egypt and North Africa was opened at a gas station on the…
Court sentences 9 to 2 yrs in prison for spreading false news, forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ group
Egypt
February 24, 2018
Court sentences 9 to 2 yrs in prison for spreading false news, forming ‘Etihad El-Garabea’ group
An Egyptian court sentenced 9 people to two years in prison on Thursday after they had been arrested in July…
Aboul Fotouh family denies claims of links to arrested MB members on farm
Egypt
February 23, 2018
Aboul Fotouh family denies claims of links to arrested MB members on farm
The family of former Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leader and Chairman of the Strong Egypt Party, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh,…
Mido denies signing contract to coach PSG youth team
Egypt
February 23, 2018
Mido denies signing contract to coach PSG youth team
Former Zamalek Club football star and former Wadi Degla football team coach Ahmed Hossam, known as Mido, denied in a…
Six people arrested on Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh’s farm in Beheira over MB links
Egypt
February 22, 2018
Six people arrested on Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh’s farm in Beheira over MB links
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior said on Wednesday that six people were arrested on the farm of the detained politician and…
Prosecution releases former dean who allegedly planned to kidnap head of Banha University
Egypt
February 22, 2018
Prosecution releases former dean who allegedly planned to kidnap head of Banha University
Banha prosecution in Egypt’s Qalyubiya governorate ordered on Wednesday the release of the former dean of the Faculty of Applied…