Egypt
Prosecutor issues gag order in ‘evidence burning’ case
June 14, 2016
Prosecutor issues gag order in ‘evidence burning’ case
Top prosecutor Nabil Sadek issued a gag order on Tuesday in the case known publicly as "evidence burning", in which…
Slight drop in temperatures in Cairo on Wednesday
June 14, 2016
Slight drop in temperatures in Cairo on Wednesday
Temperatures are expected to drop slightly on Wednesday, with Cairo experiencing a maximum of 36 degrees centigrade and Alexandria a…
Court acquits 51 over involvement in Red Sea islands protests
June 14, 2016
Court acquits 51 over involvement in Red Sea islands protests
Qasr al-Nil Misdemeanors Court acquitted on Tuesday 51 people who participated in downtown Cairo protests on April 25 against the…
Shorouk Geneina makes first statement after dismissal
June 14, 2016
Shorouk Geneina makes first statement after dismissal
Shorouk Hesham Geneina has published remarks on social media about being dismissed from her role as an associate with Egypt's Administrative…
Egyptian investigators say EgyptAir black boxes to stop emitting signals June 24
June 14, 2016
Egyptian investigators say EgyptAir black boxes to stop emitting signals June 24
The flight data recorders from an EgyptAir jet that crashed in the Mediterranean last month are expected to stop emitting…
Former chief auditor Geneina’s daughter sacked from government job
June 13, 2016
Former chief auditor Geneina’s daughter sacked from government job
Egypt's Administrative Prosecution Authority (APA) has sacked Shorouk Geneina, the daughter of former Central Auditing Organization (CAO) Chairman Hisham Geneina.No…
Man arrested for allegedly killing father in money dispute
June 13, 2016
Man arrested for allegedly killing father in money dispute
A man has been arrested in Cairo on suspicion of stabbing his father to death in an argument over money.
‘Conjuring 2’ scares off competition to top box office
June 13, 2016
‘Conjuring 2’ scares off competition to top box office
Horror movie "The Conjuring 2" topped the box office in its debut, according to industry estimates released Sunday, breaking a…
Pension increase canceled out by consumer inflation
June 13, 2016
Pension increase canceled out by consumer inflation
On May 9, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi approved a 10 percent increase on all state pensions, a move that benefits…
MPs mull removing ‘contempt of religion’ from Penal Code
June 13, 2016
MPs mull removing ‘contempt of religion’ from Penal Code
The Egyptian parliament's Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee has postponed its decision on whether to amend the Penal Code by…