Blogger Shady Abu Zeid detained on new fabricated case
The Supreme State Security Prosecution has renewed the detention of the blogger Shady Abu Zeid on a new case, days after his release from case 621 of 2018. Shady has spent 22 months in prison on charges of publishing false…
Why did armed groups target the Egypt-Israel gas pipeline?
The echoes of the bombing of the gas pipeline linking Egypt and Israel by masked militants did not stop at the Bir al-Abd area in North Sinai Governorate. That explosion raised widespread questions and controversy about a return of attacks…
A crowded schedule for debt installments in 2020
General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime stands in a difficult position during the current year 2020, amid commitments to pay foreign debts, debt installments, and high interest rates. The Egyptian predicament is exacerbated by the continued resort of the regime to…
Terrorist attack on army checkpoint in Sinai
The Egyptian army spokesman has announced that seven army officers were killed in a terrorist attack targeting three security checkpoints near the village of Joura, south of the North Sinai city of Sheikh Zuwaid. Militants attacked the checkpoint in four-by-four…
Electricity Minister refuses to reduce electricity prices for factories
Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker has rejected the demands of members of the Parliament’s Industry Committee to reduce the prices of electricity for factories. The minister said that “reducing the price of electricity by 10 piasters per kilowatt costs the electricity…
Army brigade commander killed in terrorist attack in Sinai
Brigadier Mustafa Abido, commander of the 134th Brigade and the 18th Infantry Division Mechanics in the Egyptian Army, was killed on Tuesday after a bomb targeted his car in the city of Bir al-Abd in North Sinai.Local sources said IS…
Trudeau raises case of Canada citizen held in Egypt
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday that he raised the case of the Canadian citizen held in Egypt with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. “We are always defending Canadians facing problems all over the world,” said Trudeau…
Students accuse college in Egypt of stealing graduation project
Ahmed el-Sayed, a fresh graduate from the Faculty of Engineering at Menoufia University, has accused the supervisor of his graduation project of stealing it. “The project is an SMT machine, which is a cartesian robot, that collects and welds components…
Egyptian Navigation Company goes into liquidation
The General Assembly of the Egyptian Navigation Company has decided to wind up the company after increasing losses. The assembly referenced the company’s financial statements which showed net losses in 2018 amounted to EGP 115.5 million, in addition to losses…
Police officer slaps antiques inspector in Aswan’s Philae Temple
An inspector of antiques in the Philae Temple, accompanied by her colleagues and the Director of the Aswan Archeology Zone, has filed a complaint against a tourism police officer after he slapped her inside the temple.The officer requested a drink…
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