Egypt
Egypt lifts assets freeze of anti-torture NGO
Egypt
November 19, 2016
Egypt lifts assets freeze of anti-torture NGO
Egyptian authorities have lifted a week-old freeze on the assets of a prominent rights group that works with torture victims,…
Amnesty warns new Egypt rights bill ‘draconian’
Egypt
November 19, 2016
Amnesty warns new Egypt rights bill ‘draconian’
An international rights group has warned of a new Egyptian bill to regulate civil society, saying that the proposed law…
Egypt government exempts sugar imports from customs duties
Business
November 19, 2016
Egypt government exempts sugar imports from customs duties
Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has issued a decree exempting white sugar imported from 10 November, 2016 to 30 May,…
Tickets for entering Egyptian Museum in evening increased
Archaeology
November 17, 2016
Tickets for entering Egyptian Museum in evening increased
The Supreme Council of Antiquities has doubled the price of the tickets for the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to increase…
Court sentences low-ranking police officer to life in prison for killing ‘Rehab vendor’
Egypt
November 17, 2016
Court sentences low-ranking police officer to life in prison for killing ‘Rehab vendor’
Cairo Criminal Court sentenced a low-ranking police officer to life in prison for killing street vendor in Rehab city, New…
Sisi orders imports of 146 unavailable medications subsidized by national company
Egypt
November 17, 2016
Sisi orders imports of 146 unavailable medications subsidized by national company
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi instructed Health Minister Ahmed Rady to order a national company to swiftly import medicines that are…
Egyptian films at Cairo International Film Festival: an eye on awards
Cinema/TV
November 16, 2016
Egyptian films at Cairo International Film Festival: an eye on awards
The 38th Cairo International Film Festival gives the opportunity for Egyptian cinema to be presented to a wider, art cinema…
Egypt clears way for former presidential candidate to return home
Egypt
November 16, 2016
Egypt clears way for former presidential candidate to return home
Egyptian authorities have taken the name of former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, who fled the country after his 2012 defeat,…
Health Ministry to sue Doctors Syndicate official over claims on syringe use
Egypt
November 16, 2016
Health Ministry to sue Doctors Syndicate official over claims on syringe use
An official with the Health Ministry on Wednesday said that it will sue Doctors' Syndicate Undersecretary Mona Mina over her…
Weather forecast for Thursday: Significant decline in temperatures
Egypt
November 16, 2016
Weather forecast for Thursday: Significant decline in temperatures
Temperatures will decline by 3 to 5 degrees centigrade during the coming few hours, according to Ahmed Abdel Aal, head…