Egypt

Ganzouri: NGO foreign funding case is responsibility of judiciary

Ganzouri: NGO foreign funding case is responsibility of judiciary

The NGO foreign funding case “is the responsibility of the judiciary and no executive official has the right to interfere…
Egypt steadily moving toward democracy, says Tantawi

Egypt steadily moving toward democracy, says Tantawi

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces,  said on Tuesday that Egypt is steadily…
Labor protests in Upper Egypt disrupt trains

Labor protests in Upper Egypt disrupt trains

Workers from the Nile Cotton Ginning Company in Minya, Upper Egypt blocked the railways on Tuesday, protesting frequent late payment…
Government preparing new law regulating right to demonstrate

Government preparing new law regulating right to demonstrate

The Egyptian government is currently preparing a law that regulates the right to demonstration and peaceful protest and criminalizes the…
FJP meets with various party heads to discuss formation of coalition government

FJP meets with various party heads to discuss formation of coalition government

The leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Freedom and Justice Party held a number of meetings over the past…
Tourism minister optimistic as Hurgada receives 32,000 visitors in 4 days

Tourism minister optimistic as Hurgada receives 32,000 visitors in 4 days

Egypt's hard-hit tourism sector is facing a new start after a “difficult” year, but there is reason for optimism, the…
Meet your presidential candidate: Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, the reformer

Meet your presidential candidate: Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, the reformer

Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh was the leader of the Cairo University Student Union when he rose up to his feet…
Ambassador: Spain to extradite daughter of runaway businessman

Ambassador: Spain to extradite daughter of runaway businessman

Judicial authorities in Spain have decided to extradite Magda Salem, the daughter of runaway Egyptian businessman Hussein Salem, who faces…
State of emergency declared in Minya over foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

State of emergency declared in Minya over foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

Foot-and-mouth disease, a viral infection that infects and kills cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals, has spread in five villages in…
Mother sells baby for LE50,000 over financial strait

Mother sells baby for LE50,000 over financial strait

A mother has sold her 8-month-old infant to a wealthy family without children for LE50,000, according to state-run Al-Ahram newspaper’s…
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