Spokesperson for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) Noémie Charton told Ahram Online on Wednesday that Hosni Mubarak "did not hold assets in Switzerland," confirming a statement made three days earlier by the former Egyptian (...)
Britain and France acknowledge similarly the regional and international challenges they face, along with all Europe. Yet the two countries do not see eye to eye on the best policies to adopt in pursuit of solutions, the British and French (...)
Egyptian citizens abroad sent to Egypt a total of $16.3 billion in remittances between November 2016 – when Egypt floated its currency – and August 2017, registering a 17.35 percent increase compared to the same period the year before, according to (...)
Egypt's Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr said on Wednesday that the country has been working on infrastructure development to pave the way for more investments into renewable energy.
Nasr, who spoke at the Future (...)
Egypt's General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) has rejected media reports claiming that wheat imports from France have been temporarily halted.
According to GASC, Egypt imported 180,000 tons of French wheat in 2016/2017, and 60,000 tons so (...)
Safaa Ahmed decided to brush off her polygamist husband two years into their marriage.
Her husband -- who was already a father when they got married in 2013 -- planned to bring his children to live with them.
But after three or four months as a (...)
Having been pronounced dead on Saturday afternoon at 88, Pope ShenoudaIII ended an exceptionally hectic tenure that impacted Copts in many ways over more than four decades.
Named Coptic pope of Alexandria on 14 November 1971, Shenouda's first ten (...)
The walls of Fatma El-Tabey's house in Cairo's historic Bab El-Khalq district have shaken exactly twice since she's lived there.
The first time was in 1992, when a disastrous 5.9 magnitude earthquake rolled through the capital.
The second time came (...)
The third anniversary of the 25 January Revolution has once again clearly demonstrated how wide is the gap between the Muslim Brotherhood-led Islamist camp and its opponents, three years after all political forces were once united against former (...)
Four deadly terrorist attacks in Greater Cairo on Friday seem to have added insult to injury ahead of the anticipated third anniversary of the 2011 revolution, with conflicting parties poised for escalations.
Continuing attempts to gain supporters (...)
A festive atmosphere, with plenty of dancing, reigned Tuesday at a large number of polling stations across Egypt on the first day of the constitutional referendum, in spite of sporadic deadly clashes that left at least nine dead and a bombing in (...)
Wannabe artist and renowned conspiracy theorist Ahmed Zebidar vowed to jail Abla Fahita during a verbal exchange with the well-known puppet late Wednesday, shortly after filing a complaint against Vodafone Egypt over an online ad that he says (...)
The draft constitution, completed last week and due to go before a public referendum in a matter of weeks, looks set to maintain the existing status and powers of the Egyptian military.
Activists and politicians who had been lobbying for change had (...)
Old practices of censorship and state control of media, now joined by public intolerance for criticism of transitional authorities, present a formidable challenge to media independence in Egypt
The recent scathing criticism of political satirist (...)
Egyptian political satirist Bassem Youssef returned to television on Friday with a bang, drawing both praise and criticism from all sides of the political spectrum after an almost three-month hiatus.
Youssef, sparing no one in the season three (...)
An error-ridden Egypt were battered 6-1 by the outmuscling Ghana in the first leg of the World Cup playoff tie Tuesday, an unprecedented humiliating result that saw the Pharaohs' long-held qualification for the gigantic competition all but (...)
The Muslim Brotherhood and its allies have exerted huge efforts for two tumultuous months to overturn what they describe as a "military coup" in Egypt. Not only have they failed to achieve their goal, they have suffered a comprehensive security (...)
Nationwide protests continue for third consecutive day as President Morsi defies opposition calls to step down; at least 20 die in clashes between president's supporters, opponents on Tuesday and early hours of Wednesday
Tensions reached a boiling (...)
Accusing former regime remnants of masterminding anticipated violence 30 June with the aim of toppling Mohamed Morsi, the president's supporters vow to defend his 'legitimacy' by all and any means
In the face of planned protests aimed at toppling (...)
Anti-Morsi 'Rebel' campaigners plan to gun down their own people during planned 30 June anti-government rallies in hopes of discrediting their Islamist rivals, Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya's Assem Abdel-Maged contends
Assem Abdel-Maged, a leading member of (...)
After making contentious remarks about 'Islamic fascism,' Germany-based author Hamed Abdel-Samad appeals to Egyptian authorities for protection against campaign launched by hard-line Islamists calling for his death
A Germany-based Egyptian author (...)
Candid statements by Egyptian political figures regarding Ethiopia's contentious Nile dam move – aired on live TV without their knowledge – draw scathing criticism, mockery from President Morsi's detractors
A host of unguarded statements made at a (...)
The Egyptian presidential office announced Monday President Mohamed Morsi will submit a final draft of the proposed NGO law to the Shura Council (the upper house of Egypt's parliament) in two days.
The draft adopted by the presidency is (...)
Egged on by communal acceptance, mob killings of alleged criminals have been spreading across rural areas of Egypt amid a chronic security vacuum and a surging crime rate. These brutal vigilante executions have been on the rise with at least 17 (...)
Egypt's 'National Conscience Front' called for a ministerial reshuffle – to include Prime Minister Hisham Qandil – during a lengthy meeting with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and his assistants on Saturday.
At the presidential palace in Cairo, (...)