#global rankings
Egypt ranks as one of unhappiest countries in the world, says poll
Egypt is one of the saddest countries in the world, according to a Gallup poll released on Friday for the third annual…
2 دقيقة قراءة
أرشيف
الأخبار
7,465 خبر منشور حتى الآن.
#corruption cases
Mubarak-era Interior Minister Habib al-Adly acquitted of corruption charges in last case against him
Giza Criminal Court acquitted former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly of corruption and squandering public funds worth LE181 million, the state-owned EgyNews website…
2 دقيقة قراءة
#bombings
Explosion near youth sports center in Giza kills 2
An explosion near a youth center in Nahia, Giza, left two dead on Thursday morning. There has been conflicting speculation as…
1 دقيقة قراءة
#death penalty
22 people sentenced to death for killing Kerdasa policeman
The Giza Criminal Court sentenced 22 people to death on Wednesday after finding them guilty of killing a policeman at the Kerdasa police station…
2 دقيقة قراءة
#Ghada Waly
With latest crackdown, state dissolves 380 NGOs in just 2 months
The state shut down another 99 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across Egypt on Wednesday, for a total of 380 NGOs shuttered by government…
3 دقيقة قراءة
#judiciary
No maximum wage cap for judges, rules State Council
The State Council officially exempted the judiciary and the prosecution from the Maximum Wage Law in a Wednesday ruling. Ratified last summer,…
2 دقيقة قراءة
#budgets
Finance Ministry aims for 5% growth rate, 9.5% deficit in FY 2015/16
The Finance Ministry laid out its targets for fiscal year 2015/16, which starts on July 30, in a statement released Wednesday afternoon.…
2 دقيقة قراءة
#Egyptian rights groups statements
Judges forced into retirement for failing to toe state line, rights groups claim
Several rights groups issued a statement on Wednesday condemning the Supreme Judicial Council's decision to force 41 judges into retirement for purportedly…
2 دقيقة قراءة
#Egypt-Israel relations
Egypt to import gas from Israel via EMG pipeline
An Egyptian consortium and the operators of the Tamar gas field in Israel signed a contract Tuesday to import natural gas to…
3 دقيقة قراءة
#Egyptian rights groups statements
Rights groups condemn Egypt’s ongoing detention of refugees
Sixteen international and national rights groups released a statement on Tuesday demanding that Egypt release the refugees who have been detained without…
3 دقيقة قراءة
#Egyptian Embassy
New visa regulations spark confusion
Individual tourists will be required to apply for a visa prior to travelling to Egypt starting in May, according to new regulations announced…
4 دقيقة قراءة
#Ahmed Moussa
Misdemeanors court sentences talk show host to 2 years in jail
A misdemeanors court sentenced talk show host Ahmed Moussa to two years in jail and a LE30,000 fine on charges of libel…
3 دقيقة قراءة
#Air Defense Stadium
Prosecutor general holds Muslim Brotherhood responsible for Air Force Stadium deaths
The prosecutor general referred 16 people, including 12 Muslim Brotherhood members and Zamalek hardcore football fans — the Ultras White Knights — to…
3 دقيقة قراءة
#Mohamed al-Guindi
Prosecutor general: Police officer charged with murder of Shaimaa al-Sabbagh
Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat referred a Central Security Forces police officer to criminal prosecution after he was charged with “beating to death”…
3 دقيقة قراءة
#Bussy
BuSSy Monologues’ new show halted at Cairo Opera House
Masturbation has been discussed in Egyptian cultural productions before.
3 دقيقة قراءة
#death penalty
Badie sentenced to death for third time
Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and 13 others were sentenced to death on Monday, marking the third time the judiciary has ordered Badie's…
2 دقيقة قراءة
#economy
Suez Canal Authority to borrow US$450 mn in short-term loan
The Suez Canal Authority is currently in negotiations with local banks for a bridge loan of US$450 million, the privately owned newspaper…
3 دقيقة قراءة
#Egyptian Trade Union Federation
Supreme Court rules against bank’s attempt to punitively relocate trade unionist
Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court issued a historic verdict on Sunday in which it rejected an appeal filed by a bank seeking to…
3 دقيقة قراءة
#freedom of the press
Journalists Against Torture launch video claiming 674 violations in 2014
The Journalists against Torture Observatory launched a statistical video on Sunday documenting violations against press and media freedoms in 2014. The…
2 دقيقة قراءة
#Popular Socialist Alliance
Update: Interior Ministry denies raid on Popular Socialist Alliance Party
An official at the Interior Ministry’s media center denied that the ministry ever raided the Popular Socialist Alliance Party’s headquarters in Alexandria…
3 دقيقة قراءة