Egypt Independent
Egypt condemns London Finsbury Park attack
Egypt
June 19, 2017
Egypt condemns London Finsbury Park attack
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has condemned the violent incident that took place in front of a mosque located in Finsbury…
64% of men admit to harassing women in Egypt’s streets: report
Society
June 19, 2017
64% of men admit to harassing women in Egypt’s streets: report
Promundo, a Brazilian organization that campaigns for gender equality, recently released a study examining sexual harassment and gender inequality from…
Police officer accused of killing female political activist receives ten-year jail sentence
Egypt
June 19, 2017
Police officer accused of killing female political activist receives ten-year jail sentence
Cairo Criminal Court on Monday issued a ten-year jail sentence to the police officer charged with killing political activist Shaimaa…
Egypt ranks 14th in Global Cyber Security Index, 2nd in Arab world
Technology
June 19, 2017
Egypt ranks 14th in Global Cyber Security Index, 2nd in Arab world
The Global Cyber Security Index (GCSI) ranked Egypt’s advances in cyber security as the 14th worldwide out of a total…
Egypt restores 484 artefacts from abroad: Antiquities Minister
Science
June 18, 2017
Egypt restores 484 artefacts from abroad: Antiquities Minister
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held on Saturday a meeting with Prime Minister Sherif Esmail and Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani…
Peaceful strike should not be punishable offence: Supreme Administrative Court
Egypt
June 18, 2017
Peaceful strike should not be punishable offence: Supreme Administrative Court
Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court ruled on Saturday that peaceful strikes over work complaints are not punishable offence, even in the…
Egypt rejects Italian request to attend interrogations on Regeni’s case
Egypt
June 18, 2017
Egypt rejects Italian request to attend interrogations on Regeni’s case
Egypt rejected a request filed by Italian prosecutors asking permission to attend the interrogations of seven police officers who investigated…
Fate of Egyptian woman and her three children unknown following Grenfell Tower blaze
World
June 18, 2017
Fate of Egyptian woman and her three children unknown following Grenfell Tower blaze
In the wake of the horrible blaze that took down London’s Grenfell Tower killing 30 people, the fate of Egyptian Rania…
In photos: Five Qurans from Ottoman era seized at Cairo International Airport
Culture
June 18, 2017
In photos: Five Qurans from Ottoman era seized at Cairo International Airport
An attempt to smuggle a collection of five Ottoman era Qurans from Ethiopia failed Saturday at Cairo International Airport. Ahmed al-Rawi,…
Egypt on Armenians’ top travel destinations this year
Travel
June 17, 2017
Egypt on Armenians’ top travel destinations this year
Egypt, Greece, Georgia, and Bulgaria remain the top holiday destinations for Armenians this year, Armenpress reported this week, according to…
25-30 opposition bloc calls on Egypt’s Sisi to not ratify Red Sea islands deal
Egypt
June 17, 2017
25-30 opposition bloc calls on Egypt’s Sisi to not ratify Red Sea islands deal
The 25-30 opposition bloc in Egypt’s parliament called on Egypt’s President to not ratify the government’s deal to transfer sovereignty…
Egypt may face ban from international weightlifting federation over doping
Egypt
June 17, 2017
Egypt may face ban from international weightlifting federation over doping
The Egyptian Weightlifting Federation may be facing a hefty fine and ban from international competition for up to two years…
Al-Wafd MP declares resignation over Parliament’s approval of Red Sea Islands deal
Egypt
June 16, 2017
Al-Wafd MP declares resignation over Parliament’s approval of Red Sea Islands deal
Member of the Parliament (MP) Mohamed Fouad declared his resignation following the recent Parliamentary approval on the 2016 maritime demarcation…
Sadat Metro station closes for security reasons: Spokesperson
Egypt
June 16, 2017
Sadat Metro station closes for security reasons: Spokesperson
Sadat metro station, overlooking the renowned Egyptian Tahrir square where Egyptians stage protests, was closed starting Friday at dawn for…
42.5% of divorced women have been subjected to psychological abuse by their former husbands: CAPMAS
Egypt
June 15, 2017
42.5% of divorced women have been subjected to psychological abuse by their former husbands: CAPMAS
A study prepared by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on the prevalence of violence against Egyptian…
Egypt sends humanitarian aid shipment to war-torn South Sudan
Egypt
June 15, 2017
Egypt sends humanitarian aid shipment to war-torn South Sudan
Egypt announced its plans in sending out humanitarian aids — including food and medical supplies — on a regular basis…
Egypt’s tourism rises 51% year-on-year in first four months of 2017: Tourism Promotion Authority
Features/Interviews
June 15, 2017
Egypt’s tourism rises 51% year-on-year in first four months of 2017: Tourism Promotion Authority
The number of tourists arriving in Egypt rose 51 percent year-on-year in the first four months of 2017, with an…
Russia plans to supply Ka-52K helicopters to Egypt: TASS
Egypt
June 15, 2017
Russia plans to supply Ka-52K helicopters to Egypt: TASS
Russia will supply Ka-52K shipboard helicopters to Egypt, according to a policy decision yet to be signed, Director for International…
Five people injured in Dakahlia’s Coptic monastery blaze
Egypt
June 14, 2017
Five people injured in Dakahlia’s Coptic monastery blaze
A massive blaze erupted on Wednesday in the Coptic Monastery of Saint Damiana, located in in Dakahlia governorate in the…
Parliament officially accredits Tiran and Sanafir islands as Saudi territories
Egypt
June 14, 2017
Parliament officially accredits Tiran and Sanafir islands as Saudi territories
Egyptian Parliament approved on Wednesday the maritime demarcation deal between Egypt and Saudi Arabia that stipulates transferring sovereignty over the Red Sea…