Cairo Criminal Court lifted the previously imposed media gag in the case of former general prosecutor Hisham Barakat's assassination on Tuesday.
The court resumed the case on Tuesday. Defendants are facing several charges that include establishing (...)
Despite the recent amendment to the law against female genital mutilation (FGM), there is no guarantee that people will be discouraged from performing this controversial operation unless they are made aware of the dangers, thus not forcing their (...)
Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek ordered Sunday an investigation into alleged reports of embezzlement filed against the Press Syndicate by member of parliament Moustafa Bakry.
Bakry, who is a syndicate member, accused the head of Press Syndicate, (...)
Minister of Health Ahmed Emad announced Sunday that the cabinet approved a draft amendment to the law on female genital mutilation (FGM) to extend the punishment of its practitioner to reach seven years in prison.
This amendment replaced a previous (...)
State-run newspaper Al-Ahram published on Sunday a report accusing the BBC of being part of a conspiracy against Egypt that aims to harm the country's tourism sector.
The report, published in the most circulated newspaper in the country, opened with (...)
US presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Monday that he is willing to work with Egypt, Jordan, and Israel to extinguish Islamic extremism.
"We will work side by side with our friends in the Middle East, including our greatest ally Israel. We (...)
The House of Representatives' African Affairs Committee will meet with the Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs, Mohamed Idris, to discuss ideas on how to deepen Egypt's relations with Africa.
The meeting will also include representatives (...)
The Alexandria Military Court decided on Tuesday to postpone issuing a verdict on the workers of the Alexandria Shipyard Company to 16 August.
Twenty-seven workers are accused of inciting their colleagues to protest against working in the military (...)
CAIRO: General Secretariat of the Freedom and Justice Party in Cairo Mohamed el-Beltagy denied the plan for a penalty applied against females who do not wear the veil, because there are issues that need Islamic Sharia to be taken in to (...)
CAIRO: Chairman of the Egyptian al-Ghad Party Ayman Nour today filed a lawsuit before the Administrative Judiciary Court against the head of the Supreme Electoral Committee and the Minister of the Interior.
The suit demands that the decision to (...)
CAIRO: Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri has announced the formation of a national council for families of martyrs and injured on Tuesday, December 13.
The council will determine the exact number of martyrs and injured in all 27 (...)
CAIRO: Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri held a press conference at the headquarters of the Ministry of Planning on December 9, saying he was the only person who left the government without any honor or a job.
Ganzouri said, “I was banned from (...)
Potential presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi said declined an offer to participate in the Civil Advisory Council due to the ambiguity of the council's duties and powers.
Sabbahi said he does not reject the idea of forming a council, as long (...)
CAIRO: Newly appointed Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri assured the fate of the Ministry of Youth and Sport will be determined within the next few days.
“We'll see if it will remain a ministry or something else. The Ministry of (...)
CAIRO: The High Administrative Court released a final verdict to cancel the election results in Cairo's first constituency for both individual and lists seats.
The court decided to stop the run-off round after refusing an appeal submitted by (...)
CAIRO: A video of a rap song supporting the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party running in the elections has gone viral.
Rap songs, characterized by their western rhythm, have started to be used in a lot of Middle Eastern songs.
The (...)
CAIRO: Islamic parties decided to sit-in outside the headquarters of sub-committees for the ballot counting at El-Nahda police station in Cairo's fifth district.
They announced on December 2 they will dissolve their sit-in, including the (...)
PORT SAID: Ahly football player Mohamed Shawyqy's brother and cousin, 22 year olds Ayman Shawqy and Karim Bakir have been kidnapped by four strangers.
The four strangers were driving a black car without license plates in el-Rehab, when they (...)
Deputy Head of State Council and spokesman of judge's council club Abdel Mageed el-Awaaly announced he will hold a press conference on Saturday, December 3, at 12pm at the headquarters of the club.
The press conference aims to evaluate the first (...)
CAIRO: New ministers in Prime Minister designate Kamal el-Ganzouri's government have started arriving at the Ministry of Planning's headquarters in Nasr City, as a prelude to the final announcement of all the ministers.
Six new ministers arrived (...)
KAFR EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: Chairman of Vote counting center in Kafr El-Sheikh announced the results of the People's Assembly in its first district for the parties' lists seat.
The results revealed Al-Nour Party won with 275,795 votes, the Freedom and (...)
The Egyptian press reported on the use of children in campaigns by the Salafi al-Nour Party, the Freedom and Justice Party, and the Reconstruction and Development Party. It also covered a report by the Ministry of Health that said the tear gas used (...)
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said, “I trust in the people's choices and support them whatever the outcome,” ensuring that freedom of choice is people's right and has always been one of his government's goals rather than a “result.”
Sharaf added in (...)
Beheira governor Mokhtar el-Hamalawy decided to organize operational headquarters in all educational departments to any spot irregularities that occur during the first phase of elections.
These headquarters will communicate with local units as to (...)
Today, around 17.5 million Egyptians are expected to head to polling stations to cast their votes for the first round of elections for the People's Assembly, the lower house of Egypt's bicameral parliament.
Nine Egyptian governorates are voting (...)