Prominent and imprisoned activist Alaa Abdel Fattah began a "full hunger strike" on Monday evening, which will continue "until he achieves his freedom", a Tuesday statement from his family announced.
"I will no longer play the role they've written (...)
The United States believes President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi is still "continuing the democratic transition" in Egypt, State Department Deputy Spokeswoman Marie Harf said during a Monday press briefing.
This comes despite the US being "deeply (...)
Egypt's armed forces destroyed five tunnels and apprehended five Palestinian nationals attempting to cross into North Sinai at Rafah during operations taking place between 7 and 10 August, according to the military spokesman's official page.
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President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi conducted a one-day visit to close regional ally Saudi Arabia on Sunday, during which Egypt's ambassador to Riyadh said the two countries would aim to address numerous shared challenges "facing the Arab and Muslim (...)
The defence ministry has placed an order with French defence contractor DCNS for the supply of four warships for the Egyptian navy, an industry source close to the deal said Monday.
"The Gowind 255 corvette [frigate] chosen by the Egyptian navy is a (...)
The Fund For Peace recently released its 2014 Fragile States Index, in which Egypt's position has worsened year on year from 34th to 31st out of a total of 178 listed countries. Top problem areas cited included "human rights, legitimacy of state, (...)
For many start-ups, in Cairo and elsewhere, translating a good idea into a viable business model is no easy task. This is a role that Cairo's Flat6Labs aims to fill, a company which does not call itself a start-up incubator, but rather an (...)
France and Egypt have concluded their most recent round of joint naval exercises, a statement by the armed forces spokesman's office said Monday. Codenamed "Cleopatra" and conducted near the southern French port of Toulon, the manoeuvres are the (...)
Flat6Labs held Tuesday night its seventh semi-annual Demo Day event geared towards matching up graduates of their entrepreneurship programme with potential investors. The current class of 10 small businesses represents the largest group to complete (...)
Leading UAE telecom firm Etisalat group and China's Huawei are set to collaborate on the design and deployment of future information and communication technology networks in the Middle East, the companies announced in a joint press release (...)
Recent amendments to the Investment Law "protect corruption" and infringe on the ability of the courts to carry out their duties, the Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights said in a Tuesday statement.
The ECESR announced Sunday it had (...)
Economic reforms will be necessary for Egypt to see renewed growth and investment, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Thursday.
In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Lagarde addressed concerns that there had been a "rupture" between the (...)
Ayman Al-Zawahiri, the current leader of Al Qaeda, expressed solidarity in a recent video with Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and urged his followers to conduct kidnappings of westerners, according to the SITE Jihadist-monitoring service.
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Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met with his Sudanese counterpart Ali Karty Tuesday on the sidelines of the 25th Arab Summit in Kuwait City. Foreign ministry spokesman Badr Abdelatty said the meeting followed up on "positive steps" taken regarding (...)
Amid renewed calls for negotiation between Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a recent report by the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) has said the fund's strategies in the Middle East are falling short of properly (...)
Fostering a vibrant private sector and fluid intra-regional trade in the Middle East will be vital in spurring the kind of growth that will create jobs and stem civil unrest, former US Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson said Tuesday.
The remarks (...)
The flame is finally out on the Sochi games, and the torch has been passed.
Like the ceremonies, the competition was no small spectacle; three weeks and $52bn later, Russia managed to put on the most expensive Olympic Games in history, and was (...)
Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are facing "enormous challenges" in balancing the dual imperatives of managing limited natural resources and properly nourishing their people, according to a Monday report from the UN's (...)
The opening niceties are over, the weather's turned rougher, and the medals are mounting.
The second week of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi saw some of the most intense and exciting moments of the games. At time of print, Germany leads the medal (...)
The current macroeconomic climate in Egypt points to a likely recovery over the next two years, according to a 12 February report by international credit rating agency Fitch, but the pace of growth will remain sluggish. The agency has maintained its (...)
On Friday, 7 February, a grandiose opening ceremony kicked off the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia under the watchful gaze of Russian President Vladmir Putin. At the time of print and after four days of games, Norway leads the medal count with (...)
Rival demonstrations led to violent clashes throughout Egypt on Sunday amid celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the October War. The Ministry of Interior had reported 94 injuries and 28 killed nationwide.
In Cairo's Tahrir Square, face-painted (...)