Egypt Independent

Egypt's score in the 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index dropped from 37 to 36 compared to last year's score. The corruption index,…

Russia’s transport ministry will prepare a report on its security checks at Egyptian airports this week, which will include extra requirements…

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi celebrated national Police Day at the Police Academy on Saturday, a day originally marked on January 25.…

Film director and MP Khaled Youssef called on Wednesday for amending the law regulating protests, describing it as "unconstitutional and…

Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday, in the first visit for a Chinese president…

US President Barack Obama is of Shi'ite origin, according to former Dubai police chief and current head of the General…

The House of Representatives passed a 2014 law on Sunday that sets the salary of Egypt’s president, amid controversy on the…

Egypt’s House of Representatives approved a presidential decree that was adopted five days ago to extend the state of emergency…

Egypt’s tourism sector has been losing LE2.2 billion (US$283 million) monthly since a Russian airliner crashed outside Sharm el-Sheikh last…

As tension grows ahead of the fifth anniversary of the January 25 Revolution, several reports of activists and petitioners for…

Mortada Mansour has been selected as chairman of parliament's Human Rights Committee, reported Al-Masry Al-Youm on Tuesday.According to Al-Shorouk newspaper,…

US-based Human Rights Watch has urged Egypt’s House of Representatives, which held its inaugural session on Sunday, to review what…

Independent MP Kamal Ahmed from Alexandria submitted his resignation on Tuesday to the secretary general of the House of Representatives…

Cairo's Sayeda Zeinab Misdemeanor Court sentenced on Monday four journalists to three years in jail over charges of practicing their…

Custody detention for freelance journalist Ismail Iskandarani was extended by 15 days on Monday over charges of affiliation with the…

Former comedy show host and political satirist Bassem Youssef had an unexpected reaction to social media sarcasm of parliamentary members'…

Egypt’s 596-member House of Representatives held its inaugural session on Sunday, marking the final step in the roadmap announced following…

Lawyer Ali Abdelaal was elected as parliamentary speaker on late Sunday following the House of Represetnatives' opening session, which ushered in…

Egypt has condemned attacks on Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran and the Saudi consulate in Mashhad, according to a statement…

Cairo Airport receievd 5,800 tourists on Tuesday on 34 flights coming from Arab, Asian, and European countries. Italian Ambassador to Cairo…