Despite the growing number of drug addicts in Egypt, recent reports confirm that the number of those seeking treatment for addiction is also on the rise. According to a report issued by the Fund for Drug Control and Addiction, the country's official (...)
Sanaa Mansour cannot forget the day she lost her baby. In Manshiyet Al-Bakry public hospital in the Gisr Al-Sewais neighbourhood of Cairo, the mother narrates her story. “I delivered the baby about three weeks ahead of my due date. The paediatrician (...)
It's a typical scene in one of Cairo's most well known shopping areas, abuzz with families popping in and out of stores and stalls. To maximise their shopping experience, many parents have dropped their children off in a specialised kids' area (...)
As Egyptians celebrate several festivals and holidays, Sham El-Nessim remains distinctive. The feast, which means in English “breathing the breeze", is one of the few celebrations that bring both Muslim and Coptic Christians together. On the Monday (...)
Presidential spokesperson Omar Amer said Monday that no specific time has been set to announce the scheduled cabinet reshuffle, confirming that replacing Prime Minister Hesham Qandil is not on the agenda, among the upcoming ministerial changes.
On (...)
President Mohamed Morsi said on Saturday on his official Twitter account that a cabinet reshuffle and the appointments of new governors are to be announced “soon".
No more details were available on the changes, but Morsi added that the “most (...)
Commentators in major Egyptian newspapers have discussed the celebration of the sixth anniversary of the April 6 Youth Movement and the potential for establishing its own political party. Meanwhile, some writers continued to condemn the negative (...)
Columnists in major Egyptian newspapers discuss the recent summoning for questioning of satrist Bassef Youssef and the fierce attack of Islamists on prominent artists and comedians. Also occupying the column inches was the food poisoning debacle at (...)
Presidential spokesperson Omar Amer on Sunday denied rumours surrounding a proposed deal between President Morsi and his Sudanese counterpart Omar Bashir that would give the Hala'ib and Shalateen territories to Sudan.
He said the issue was not (...)
Presidential spokesperson Ihab Fahmy said on Wednesday that Prosecutor General Tala'at Abdallah remains in his position despite last week's Cairo Court of Appeals verdict, which overturned the dismissal of ex-prosecutor general Abdel Meguid (...)
President Mohamed Morsi announced a new initiative on Sunday to support Egyptian women's rights which aims to expand the role of women and resolve their most pressing challenges.
The initiative's objectives include exploring methods that help (...)
President Mohamed Morsi arrived in India on Tuesday for a two-day visit, where he held talks with Indian leaders on enhancing bilateral cooperation between the two countries and discussed regional developments in Syria and Palestine.
After departing (...)
Senior tribal members in the coastal city of Marsa Matruh received a presidential invitation to meet with Morsi on Tuesday. The delegation was composed of 14 members to discuss the latest clashes at Al-Salloum gateway, the border crossing between (...)
President Mohamed Morsi met with 13 political parties and a number of public figures on Tuesday evening to hear their suggestions on how to assure a transparent electoral process.
In a four-hour meeting held at Itihadiya presidential palace, Morsi (...)
President Mohamed Morsi invited political parties and figures for a dialogue session on Tuesday to discuss the guarantees of integrity and transparency in the upcoming Parliamentary elections.
The call for dialogue was announced by Morsi during a (...)
President Mohamed Morsi appeared in a pre-recorded interview late on Sunday, responding to questions regarding powerful figures in Egpytian politics, the presidency's position on judges, the new Minister of Interior, and civil disobedience in the (...)
President Mohamed Morsi's presidential team has shrunk over the past few months to leave him with five Islamist advisors, three Islamist aides, and only one independent advisor.
Last week, the presidency sacked the Salafist presidential advisor (...)
The Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) decided on Monday to return the election draft law to the Shura Council after rejecting five articles as “unconstitutional".
The court made five observations regarding the articles.
The first observation is the (...)
Presidential Spokesperson Yasser Ali quit his job at the presidency and was announced as the new head of the cabinet's Information and Decision Support Centre (IDSC).
A presidential statement issued on Saturday said that Ali will continue with his (...)
President Morsi met Thursday with Turkish President Abdullah Gul, holding bilateral talks over the Palestinian question and the Syrian crisis.
“We have discussed Egyptian efforts to achieve Palestinian reconciliation. We have agreed that (...)
The 12th session of the Organization of the Islamic Conference summit kicked off on Wednesday attended by the leaders of more than 25 Islamic countries, including Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The president of Senegal, Macky Sall, is scheduled to make (...)
Syria, Palestine and Mali dominate the conference's agenda
The 12th session of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit kicked off, Wednesday, with more than 25 Islamic heads of state, including Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in (...)
President Morsi met on Monday with representatives of the Ministry of Interior to discuss the current security challenges threatening the country.
The meeting was held at the Police Academy, located in New Cairo, where Morsi asked the police forces (...)
Political activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah has been called for questioning after being accused of insulting the judiciary on Twitter.
“I was called on Monday evening for investigation and nobody told me what the reason was. I found out it was a case that (...)
President Morsy agreed with political groups during a national dialogue session on Monday to form a new committee in order to assess recommended changes to some controversial constitutional articles.
The committee will be composed of five legal (...)