Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri on Sunday held talks with Saudi Ambassador in Cairo Ahmed Abdel-Aziz Qattan which involved the economic, trade and investment sectors.
On its website, state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper said the talks touched on (...)
The death toll in clashes between army forces and protesters near Egypt's cabinet building reached 12 early Tuesday, the Health Ministry said.
The news agency Reuters, however, quoted ministry sources Tuesday as saying the death toll was 13, while (...)
Twenty-four soldiers from the Central Security Forces were injured after protesters hurled stones at them, the Cairo Security Directorate said in a statement on Sunday.
The statement added that Central Security Forces replaced army soldiers in front (...)
Eight protesters have been killed and 299 injured during a crackdown on a sit-in outside the cabinet building in Cairo, the Ministry of Health told state news agency MENA on Saturday.
Those who have died are Adel Abdel Rahman Moselhy, 20, Alaa (...)
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri on Saturday accused “foreign elements” of stirring up riots outside Egypt's cabinet building.
In a press conference, he also said military police have exercised self-control in dealing with protesters.
Eight people (...)
A fire that engulfed the building of the historic Egyptian Scientific Institute on Saturday morning has been extinguished. The extent of the damage has not yet been determined.
The fire started on the lower floors of the building, which is on Qasr (...)
Thousands gathered to perform funerary prayers for Sheikh Emad Eddin Effat, secretary general of Dar al-Iftaa, at Al-Azhar Mosque on Saturday afternoon.
Effat was killed on Friday by a bullet to the chest during clashes between protesters and (...)
Military police burned medical supplies and detained a number of doctors at the field hospital at Omar Makram Mosque on Saturday, Ahmed Hussein, a board member of Egypt's Doctors Syndicate, told Al-Badeel newspaper.
Hussein added that three injured (...)
Wasat Party Chairman Abul Ela Mady resigned on Saturday from the advisory council to the ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) because the SCAF ignored the council's recommendations on the cabinet sit-in violence.
The recently formed (...)
Tahrir Square on Saturday was opened to traffic after having been blocked off since 18 November.
After a series of debates among themselves, the protesters themselves decided to open the square. Protesters have been staging a sit-in in the square (...)
Egypt should use its beaches as resources to promote tourism, Minister of Tourism Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour has said. He accused Islamists of granting too much attention to the kind of swim wear worn by tourists and the drinking of wine.
In an (...)
The failure of Abdel Moneim al-Shahat, a prominent leader and the official spokesperson for the Salafi movement in Alexandria, to win a seat in parliament, has caused anger among Egypt's Salafis, who accuse the more moderate Muslim Brotherhood of (...)
Magdi Hatata, former chief of staff of the Egyptian armed forces, has decided not to run in presidential elections scheduled to take place next year, the state owned MENA news agency reported on Saturday.
In a brief press statement obtained by MENA, (...)
The US State Department has said it expects the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to stay committed to handing over power to a civilian government in accordance with the road map it has put in place.
It also called on winners in the (...)
Egypt's inflation accelerated on rising food prices in November to reach an annual rate of 9.1 from 7.1 percent in October, figures on a state website showed on Saturday.
The urban consumer price index for November was 120.4 versus 119.2 in October (...)
The US welcomes the results of Egypt's parliamentary election, which was characterized by transparency and integrity, said John Kerry of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a meeting with Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri on Saturday.
In (...)
Amr Moussa rejects the idea of replacing Egypt's de facto military rulers by a presidential council during the transition period, he said on Saturday. He said such a move would mean forming a three member presidential council appointed by the (...)
A young man injured last month during clashes on Mohamed Mahmoud Street died Saturday morning. The clashes occurred between protesters and security forces.
Ahmed Saleh, 21, was hospitalized for 21 days after being shot in the neck and the (...)
Officials on Saturday said that the current shortage of the butane gas cylinders is being addressed government measures to provide the market with more butane.
Battles over butane gas cylinders have claimed at least two lives, and scores have been (...)
Human rights groups have revealed the identity of a central security officer who refused to fire at protesters in Mohamed Mahmoud Street, and called on the Interior Ministry and the general prosecutor to provide him with witness protection. Hisham (...)
The newly appointed Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Youssef has alleged that he was not responsible for killing over 26 Sudanese refugees who staged a sit-in close to UNHCR's Cairo office.
Youssef, a former Giza Security directorate, is accused by (...)
The constituent assembly will be formed from members of parliament, said Mamdouh Shaheen, assistant minister of defense for legal affairs and a member of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF). He also said that the ruling military (...)
On 24 November, we issued the first edition of our new project, Egypt Independent, a weekly, 24-page newspaper that attempts to unpack Egypt's complex and dynamic political and cultural landscape. It was not long before we were interrupted. Our (...)