Features/Interviews
Critics: Canceling visas to individual tourists ‘catastrophic’
March 18, 2015
Critics: Canceling visas to individual tourists ‘catastrophic’
The Foreign Ministry's decision to cancel visas for individual tourists has raised controversy within the tourism industry which calls it…
Regime rhetoric could be inadvertently inciting vigilantism
March 17, 2015
Regime rhetoric could be inadvertently inciting vigilantism
People in a Daqahlia village set fire on Monday to houses owned by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, the banned…
Hany Azer: Siemens will solve 50% of our electricity issues, we will pay them over 12 years
March 17, 2015
Hany Azer: Siemens will solve 50% of our electricity issues, we will pay them over 12 years
Hany Azer, the Prime Minister's transportation advisor, said the huge success of the economic conference was unexpected, adding that "it…
Naguib Sawiris interview (Part II): Postponing elections until after Ramadan a disaster, Ezz had green light to run in elections
March 17, 2015
Naguib Sawiris interview (Part II): Postponing elections until after Ramadan a disaster, Ezz had green light to run in elections
In the second part of the interview with Naguib Sawiris, the business tycoon talked about the outcome of the Sharm…
Almost 6 million Israelis to vote in Kneseth election
March 16, 2015
Almost 6 million Israelis to vote in Kneseth election
About 6 million Israelis will cast their vote Tuesday to choose 120 MPs of the Keneseth amid a state of…
Egyptian atheists still under fire
March 16, 2015
Egyptian atheists still under fire
The Edku Misdemeanor Court of appeal last week upheld a three-year imprisonment sentence for Ashraf Mohamed al-Banna, who was convicted…
Spring begins Saturday
March 16, 2015
Spring begins Saturday
Head of the Department of Astronomy at the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics Ashraf Tadras said that the…
Minister lifts ban on camouflage fabrics
March 16, 2015
Minister lifts ban on camouflage fabrics
Minister of Industry, Trade, and Small and Medium Enterprises, Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour ordered the release of imported camouflage fabrics,…
Supermoon and solar eclipse on Friday
March 16, 2015
Supermoon and solar eclipse on Friday
As confirmed by the Head of the Astronomy Department of the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Ashraf Tadres,…
Drivers angry over diesel shortfall
March 12, 2015
Drivers angry over diesel shortfall
A new diesel crisis has erupted throughout Egypt recently, sparking a wave of anger from drivers who say they waste…