Egypt Independent
Gas cylinder explosion brings down 3 buildings in Alexandria
Egypt
August 27, 2016
Gas cylinder explosion brings down 3 buildings in Alexandria
A gas cylinder exploded on Saturday inside a building in the western Alexandrian neighborhood of El-Max, causing the collapse of…
Rejecting prosecution appeal, court releases Malek Adly
Egypt
August 27, 2016
Rejecting prosecution appeal, court releases Malek Adly
On Saturday, the South Banha Criminal Court upheld its decision to release human rights lawyer, Malek Adly, after refusing an appeal…
Sunday’s Weather Forecast
Egypt
August 27, 2016
Sunday’s Weather Forecast
The weather this Sunday is expected to be hot and fairly humid in Cairo and Egypt’s northern cities, and moderate on the…
Declining Italian help, Health Ministry transports Ashraf Marei to Egyptian hospital for treatment
Egypt
August 27, 2016
Declining Italian help, Health Ministry transports Ashraf Marei to Egyptian hospital for treatment
The brother of a 13-year-old boy who made the perilous crossing from Egypt to Italy by boat last week to get…
Friday’s weather forecast
Egypt
August 25, 2016
Friday’s weather forecast
Meteorologists predict hot and humid weather on Friday in Cairo, Lower Egypt, and the north of Upper Egypt, with a…
Wednesday’s weather forecast
Egypt
August 23, 2016
Wednesday’s weather forecast
Meteorologists predict hot and humid weather on Wednesday in Cairo, Lower Egypt, and the north of Upper Egypt, with a…
Sisi thanks Egyptian Olympic bronze medalists for their star performances
Egypt
August 19, 2016
Sisi thanks Egyptian Olympic bronze medalists for their star performances
President Abdel Fattah al-Sis has thanked Egypt's Olympic medal winners for their performances at the Rio Olympics, expressing appreciation for…
Taekwondo fighter Hedaya Malak bags Egypt’s third Olympic medal
Egypt
August 19, 2016
Taekwondo fighter Hedaya Malak bags Egypt’s third Olympic medal
The 23-year old Egyptian Taekwondo fighter Hedaya Malak Wahba won a bronze medal on Friday morning, bringing Egypt its third…
418 Brotherhood supporters sentenced to jail over 2013 Minya violence
Egypt
August 18, 2016
418 Brotherhood supporters sentenced to jail over 2013 Minya violence
A military court has sentenced 418 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to prison terms of between two and 25 years for their…
Egypt restores 70% of churches damaged after Rabaa dispersal
Egypt
August 17, 2016
Egypt restores 70% of churches damaged after Rabaa dispersal
The Egyptian government has restored and rebuilt 70 percent of churches and Christian institutions damaged after the dispersal of the…
Govt legalizes 14 carat gold as Saudi jeweler L’azurde opens new line
Business
August 16, 2016
Govt legalizes 14 carat gold as Saudi jeweler L’azurde opens new line
The Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Khaled Hanafy inaugurated on Tuesday an operation line for gold in coordination with…
Endowments Ministry backtracks on scripted Friday sermons
Egypt
August 11, 2016
Endowments Ministry backtracks on scripted Friday sermons
The Endowments Ministry has backtracked on its recently announced policy of enforcing pre-written Friday sermons in mosques across Egypt.On Thursday,…
Emergency landing at Cairo for wheezy Turkish Airlines passenger
Egypt
August 10, 2016
Emergency landing at Cairo for wheezy Turkish Airlines passenger
Cairo International airport cleared its runways on Wednesday and stood by for the emergency landing of Turkish Airlines plane, in…
Twenty-seven Egyptians reported abducted in Libya
Egypt
August 8, 2016
Twenty-seven Egyptians reported abducted in Libya
Twenty-seven Egyptian workers were abducted by militants at Brega City on Saturday, and the Libyan army has been deployed to…
Russia presents cutting-edge warship to Egyptian Navy
Egypt
August 4, 2016
Russia presents cutting-edge warship to Egyptian Navy
The Egyptian Navy has received delivery of a Russian warship equipped with equipped with multiple armament systems intended to significantly…
AOI manufactures 100% Egyptian railcar
Business
August 3, 2016
AOI manufactures 100% Egyptian railcar
The Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) announced in a press release on Wednesday it manufactured 100 percent Egyptian third-class railcar…
Pope Tawadros II calls on Copts abroad not to interfere in Egypt’s strife
Egypt
August 2, 2016
Pope Tawadros II calls on Copts abroad not to interfere in Egypt’s strife
Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, sent out a message to expatriate Coptic Egyptians on Monday…
Three Christian denominations approve church construction bill: minister
Egypt
August 1, 2016
Three Christian denominations approve church construction bill: minister
Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Magdi al-Agati said on Monday that the three main Egyptian Christian denominations have agreed on…
Egypt’s Jewish community diminished to 6 women after death of Lucy Saul
Egypt
July 30, 2016
Egypt’s Jewish community diminished to 6 women after death of Lucy Saul
The number of women in Egypt's Jewish community shrank to just six on Friday, when the death of Lucy Saul…
British parliamentary delegation visits Sharm el-Sheikh in support of tourism
Egypt
July 29, 2016
British parliamentary delegation visits Sharm el-Sheikh in support of tourism
A delegation from the British House of Commons — the lower house of parliament — arrives in Sharm el-Sheikh on…