Former Prime Minister Aly Lotfy said on Saturday that Egypt's ranking among countries free of corruption has worsened since the 25 January revolution.
Lotfy spoke during a press conference on the authorities' responsibility to prevent monetary and (...)
Hisham Geneina, head of the Central Auditing Organization, is calling for greater financial and legal oversight into government bodies, including the General Intelligence Service.
“There are attempts to keep those bodies mysterious on the grounds (...)
Prosecutor General Tala'at Abdallah banned 26 figures considered affiliates of the former regime from accessing their assets or liquid funds, in addition to banning them from travelling due to pending investigations in front of the Supreme Public (...)
All films screened in commercial cinemas are changed on Wednesday. Generally, shows begin at 10:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm and sometimes midnight, especially on week-ends. Special film seasons and screenings are held in cultural centres (...)
It was revealed Sunday afternoon, highly criticised in the evening and scrapped late at night.
“President Morsi was informed Sunday midnight of public discontent and shock that the new taxes stirred so he immediately decided to halt it. He also (...)
All films screened in commercial cinemas are changed on Wednesday. Generally, shows begin at 10:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm and sometimes midnight, especially on week-ends. Special film seasons and screenings are held in cultural centres (...)
Egyptian stocks rose on Sunday following President Mohamed Morsi's decision Saturday night to annul his controversial 22 November constitutional decree, which triggered almost three weeks of political turmoil.
Egypt's benchmark EGX30 index gained a (...)
All films screened in commercial cinemas are changed on Wednesday. Generally, shows begin at 10:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm and sometimes midnight, especially on week-ends. Special film seasons and screenings are held in cultural centres (...)
The newly released production Anna Karenina, set in the late 19th century in Russia where aristocrat Anna Karenina go through a life changing affair with the affluent count Vronsky, starring Keira Knightley and Jude Law, directed by Joe Wright. (...)
All films screened in commercial cinemas are changed on Wednesday. Generally, shows begin at 10:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm and sometimes midnight, especially on week-ends. Special film seasons and screenings are held in cultural centres (...)
President Mohamed Morsi's move to declare absolute executive power ignited immediate anger in Cairo's streets. The full response of the economy, however, though expected to be equally harsh, is yet to be felt.
Clashes broke out between supporters (...)
All films screened in commercial cinemas are changed on Wednesday. Generally, shows begin at 10:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm and sometimes midnight, especially on week-ends. Special film seasons and screenings are held in cultural centres (...)
The IMF delegation visiting Egypt has on Tuesday reached a staff-level agreement to provide Egypt with a $4.8 billion loan.
The facility is expected to trigger an influx of foreign investment and more loans to an economy that is trying to survive a (...)
A yellow fever outbreak has killed nearly 100 people over the last seven weeks in Sudan's Darfur, the World Health Organisation said, a region where fighting has undermined access to healthcare.
The mosquito-borne disease has spread throughout the (...)
All films screened in commercial cinemas are changed on Wednesday. Generally, shows begin at 10:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm and sometimes midnight, especially on week-ends. Special film seasons and screenings are held in cultural centres (...)
All films screened in commercial cinemas are changed on Wednesday. Generally, shows begin at 10:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm and sometimes midnight, especially on week-ends. Special film seasons and screenings are held in cultural centres (...)
A free Al-Azhar park performance on a Friday is typically not where you want to be. The park is usually overcrowded on the weekends and a free performance means fewer seats, lots of children and a possible traffic jam before you leave. The word (...)
CAIRO: The African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), continuing its efforts to prevent the use of children in armed movements, conducted a workshop on 20 September in El Fasher, North Darfur, for more than 50 field commanders of the (...)
Cairo's most famous park hosted “Like Jelly" in its Geneina theatre last Friday. Also performing were “High on Body Fat", who were notably featured on Arabs Got Talent, as their opening act. The park is absolutely gorgeous at night with panoramic (...)
Prominent reformist judge Hisham Geneina was appointed head of Egypt's Central Auditing Authority (CAO), the country's watchdog for public finances, on Thursday.
The CAO had remained without a permanent head since the end of Gawdat El-Malt's tenure (...)
In the world of underground music, electro-pop singer Yasmine Hamdan is known for Soapkills, the duo she started with Zeid Hamdan (no relation) in Beirut in the 1990s. But as she breaks away from the influence of that formative band and defines (...)