A wave of anger and demands Minister of Health be dismissed
The killing of four female doctors and the injury of 17 others in an unfortunate accident on the Minya Cairo Road last week has launched a wave of popular anger on social media, calling for the dismissal of the Egyptian…
Minister of Finance adviser arrested in bribery case
The Administrative Control Authority has arrested the adviser to the Minister of Finance for Conflict Affairs Osama Tawakkol as a new suspect in the corruption case in which the former head of the Tax Authority Abdel Azim Hussein was accused…
Nation's Future Party appoints Muhammad el-Enein to supervise parliamentary elections
The Nation’s Future party, which is loyal to the security services, has issued a decision appointing businessman Mohamed M. Abou el-Enein as deputy head of the party for Parliamentary Council Affairs, as part of the party’s preparations for making lists…
Egypt's cotton exports drop 17%
The volume of exported cotton declined during the first three months of this season by about 17 per cent compared to the same period last season, according to Azza Rashwan, President of the Cotton Exporters Union. Rashwan said that the…
Government intends to sell Iron and Steel Company in Helwan
Government sources have confirmed that the committee concerned with determining the fate of the Iron and Steel Company in Helwan is close to a decision to sell the company after the reluctance of international companies to enter into a partnership…
A new amendment to the law expropriating land by the government
The cabinet has agreed to amend some provisions of Law No. 10 of 1990, regarding the expropriation of real estate for public benefit. The amendment stipulates that the president, or whoever he delegates, has the authority to decide on the…
Attorney General grants authority to confiscate funds unrelated to terror activities
The cabinet has announced the amendment of the law regulating the lists of terrorist entities, to include granting the public prosecution the authority to freeze the assets, funds and property of people and groups listed on terror lists. One of…
Did al-Sisi support the intelligence rebellion in Sudan?
The vice president of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Lieutenant-General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, known as “Hamidati,” has accused the former intelligence director Salah Gosh of being behind the rebellion attempt by Sudanese intelligence agents that caused great terror in the capital,…
Al-Sisi scares foreign news agencies by raiding Anadolu news agency
Like a snowball, the news of the raid launched by Egyptian security forces on the headquarters of the Anadolu news agency in Cairo got bigger and bigger. Four men, including a Turkish national, were arrested by security forces in the…
Fuel subsidies cut to $1.9bn in current budget
The Minister of Petroleum said on Wednesday that he expects the support for petroleum products to reach about EGP 30 billion ($1.9 billion) during the current fiscal year 2019-2020 This comes in contrast to initial estimates of EGP 52.9 billion…
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