Egypt

Wasat Party leader still in prison, wardens uninformed of release order

Wasat Party leader still in prison, wardens uninformed of release order

The Interior Ministry’s Prisons Authority has said it had no information about a reported order to release Abul Ela Mady,…
UPDATE: Thousands vow escalation against new civil service law

UPDATE: Thousands vow escalation against new civil service law

Thousands of employees staged the largest public protest under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday against the new civil service…
Electricity consumption to hit 29,100 megawatts for 1st time in Egypt

Electricity consumption to hit 29,100 megawatts for 1st time in Egypt

The Electricity and Renewable Energy Ministry has announced that it did not lower loads on Monday despite high consumption rates, adding…
Dostour Party elects its president on August 28

Dostour Party elects its president on August 28

The committee supervising the elections of the Dostour Party said on Tuesday that the elections for party president, secretary general…
Lawyers hold emergency meeting after 8 life sentences for insulting judge

Lawyers hold emergency meeting after 8 life sentences for insulting judge

The Lawyers Syndicate held an emergency meeting on Monday after a Minya court sentenced eight lawyers to life over charges…
Four mental patients among 30 killed by heatwave

Four mental patients among 30 killed by heatwave

Soaring temperatures in Egypt killed four patients at the al-Khanka pyschological hospital in Qalyubiya, north of Cairo, on Sunday. The victims…
$300,000 seized at Cairo Airport from US citizen traveling to Lebanon

$300,000 seized at Cairo Airport from US citizen traveling to Lebanon

The Cairo International Airport authorities have on Tuesday seized $300,000 from an American passenger of Lebanese origin traveling to Lebanon. The…
Three detainees die of heat in Qaliubiya police station

Three detainees die of heat in Qaliubiya police station

Three detainees held in a cell at the Shubra al-Keima police station fainted and later died on Tuesday as a…
Osama Hafez succeeds Essam Derbala as Jama’a al-Islamiya Shura Council president

Osama Hafez succeeds Essam Derbala as Jama’a al-Islamiya Shura Council president

Leaders of the Jama'a al-Islamiya, both in Egypt or fugitive abroad, agreed to appoint Osama Hafez, vice-president of the group’s…
Egyptian Sumo champion says suffering from neglect

Egyptian Sumo champion says suffering from neglect

A simple phrase written on the Egyptian winner of the US the 15th annual US Sumo Open Ramy Abd El Aty…
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