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Human Rights Watch calls on Egypt to suspend ‘arbitrary arrests’ before elections
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
Aboul Fotouh family denies claims of links to arrested MB members on farm
Egypt

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

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

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

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…
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