Egypt has replaced South Africa as the top investment destination in Africa due to a superior economic activity score, while South Africa ‘s sluggish growth rates has moved it to second place; according to Rand Merchant Bank in newly released report...اقرأ المزيد
* Two cargoes held in Safaga pending prosecutor decision * Inspector says sieving could take up to eight months * Egypt worrying global suppliers after ergot row last year (Adds inspector quote, context) Two wheat cargoes rejected by Egypt’s agriculture...اقرأ المزيد
Head of Al-Azhar University, Mohamed Hussein, decided on Sunday to refer Al-Azhar professor Sabri Abdul Raeuf to investigation over recent his recent necrophilia ‘fatwā’ [Islamic legal opinion], that generated massive outrage and controversy among...اقرأ المزيد
A lawyer says an Egyptian criminal court has acquitted an Irish-Egyptian who has been detained for four years on a slew of charges, including murder, arson and illegal possession of weapons. Defense lawyer Yasmeen Said says Ibrahim Halawa has yet to walk...اقرأ المزيد
Chairman of al-Masry al-Youm newspaper, Salah Diab, has been acquitted on charges of possessing firearms and ammunition without a license, Giza Criminal Court announced on Monday. The court ruling was made in the court’s first session that was attended...اقرأ المزيد
The US-based NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a video online Saturday decrying what it described as an unprecedented wave of attacks against the organization by the Egyptian media following their report describing rampant torture in the country. The...اقرأ المزيد
President Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi shed light on the importance of Joint Arab Action, as a means to face destabilization attempts in the region, during a meeting with the UAE’s minister of foreign affairs, Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Sunday, in New York. Sisi...اقرأ المزيد
In an effort to integrate more women into the public sphere, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended the swearing in of Ferial Hameed Qutb as the chairman of the Administrative Prosecution Authority, and Adela Mohamed Ragab as the deputy minister of tourism,...اقرأ المزيد
The Red Sea governorate announced on Saturday they would reward any citizen who could capture stray dogs in the streets and deliver them to the governorate’s veterinary authority, as to limit the spread of stray dogs. According state-run newspaper Al-Ahram,...اقرأ المزيد
Russia’s ambassador to Cairo, Sergei Kiribchenko, refused to undergo the strict airport inspections and long security procedures at Sharm al Sheikh’s International airport, choosing to travel to Cairo by car instead, Al Masry Al Youm reported on Saturday. Kiribchenko...اقرأ المزيد