Three civilian candidates for the upcoming presidential election will be announced within the next two weeks, Egyptian space scientist Essam Haggy said in an interview on Wednesday, while denying his own candidacy for the post. He also ruled out that...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt was reelected on Thursday as a member of UNESCO’s executive board after 141 out of 148 countries voted in favor of Egypt during the body’s general conference, state-run Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported. Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s parliament approved Tuesday a draft law put forth by the government that bans the use of drones that might be used to execute terror attacks, state-run newspaper of al-Ahram reports. The law, that was published in the official Gazette, stipulates...اقرأ المزيد
A number of Nubian activists were arrested on Tuesday for protesting the death in custody of detainee Gamal Sorour last week following a diabetic coma. According to Abdel Dayem Ezz el Din, a Nubian activist, protests were carried out in various locations,...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed is holding a series of meetings with representatives of the Thomas Cook airline company in London as part of ongoing contacts with British decision-makers to review travel restrictions to Sharm el-Sheikh amid demands...اقرأ المزيد
During a session at the ongoing World Youth Forum entitled “The Role of Women in Decision-Making Circles” on Wednesday, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hailed women’s efforts in combating terrorism following June 30, 2013, when the president gained...اقرأ المزيد
A Dokki misdemeanour appeals court postponed Wednesday the hearing of an appeal to January 3 filed by rights lawyer Khaled Ali against a three-month prison sentence on charges of offending public decency. “My case is not about preventing me from running...اقرأ المزيد
Head of Fayoum University Khaild Hamza and a number of security officials at the university were summoned by prosecution authorities on Wednesday over an incident involving a parliamentarian assaulting a female security guard. According to local media...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt reaffirmed on Wednesday that the country severely condemns the use of chemical weapons in Syria by any party involved in the conflict. During a speech in the UN Security Council’s session on chemical attacks in Syria, Egypt’s permanent representative...اقرأ المزيد
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi responded on Tuesday to a Thomson Reuters Foundation poll that named the Egyptian capital Cairo as the most dangerous megacity for women. He refuted that Cairo is the worst city for women and questioned the reliability...اقرأ المزيد