Hesham Qandil

Update: President’s office condemns fatwa urging murder of NSF leaders
Egypt

Update: President’s office condemns fatwa urging murder of NSF leaders

The president’s office on Wednesday condemned the fatwa issued by Al-Azhar scholar Mahmoud Shabaan calling for the murder of National…
Cabinet to mull harsher sex assault penalties
Egypt

Cabinet to mull harsher sex assault penalties

The Cabinet announced plans to discuss a bill toughing sexual harassment laws Tuesday after a recent increase in sexual assaults,…
Tahrir Square opens to traffic as some barricades come down
Egypt

Tahrir Square opens to traffic as some barricades come down

Prime Minister Hesham Qandil opened Tahrir Square to traffic on Thursday, according to state-run MENA news agency. During his tour…
Qandil promises CSF officers right to enforce demonstration law
Egypt

Qandil promises CSF officers right to enforce demonstration law

Prime Minister Hesham Qandil promised Central Security Forces officers Wednesday that they would be given the right to enforce the…
Govt source: Qandil to maintain office until parliamentary elections
Egypt

Govt source: Qandil to maintain office until parliamentary elections

Prime Minister Hesham Qandil will retain his post until parliamentary elections are completed, a senior government source told Al-Masry Al-Youm,…
Update: Dozens of guests leave Semiramis, neighboring hotels after attack
Egypt

Update: Dozens of guests leave Semiramis, neighboring hotels after attack

Dozens of guests at the Semiramis Intercontinental in Cairo have checked out after the lobby was ransacked by mobs early…
IMF may postpone loan agreement by months
Business

IMF may postpone loan agreement by months

Prime Minister Hesham Qandil and International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Christine Lagarde met on Thursday to discuss the future of…
April 6 clashes with police at Qandil’s house
Egypt

April 6 clashes with police at Qandil’s house

Clashes erupted late Monday night between members of April 6 Youth Movement and security forces in front of Prime Minister…
Rights center sues ministers over abuse of abandoned palace
Egypt

Rights center sues ministers over abuse of abandoned palace

Lawyers for the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights are suing the government for alleged encroachments on the Prince…
Qandil: Government will develop 900 new train crossings
Egypt

Qandil: Government will develop 900 new train crossings

Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said Saturday that the government will take responsibility for the country's railways and will develop 900…
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