Doctors protest insufficient salary raise

General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has announced an increase in the medical profession allowance by 75 per cent for all health care workers in Egypt, and an exceptional...

Deputy chairman of Strong Egypt Party released after 22 months in prison

The Supreme State Security Prosecution have released Mohammad Al-Qassas, deputy chairman of the Strong Egypt Party, after 22 months in prison, according to...

Former PM Ahmed Shafik on trial again for corruption

An Egyptian court has set a session on September 5 for the retrial of former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik and other defendants in the case known in the...

Sisi congratulates Israel’s new president on taking office

On Sunday the Egyptian president’s office declared that Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi made a phone call to his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog, to congratulate him on his new post and the...

The endless tragedy of Hossam Al-Menoufy: Egypt to receive transit flight passenger information

The Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation issued a decision obligating all airlines operating in the Arab Republic of Egypt, which operate regular, chartered, or private flights, internally...

Khaled Ali: 1943 detained since the September 20 protests

On Saturday, Egyptian human rights lawyer Khaled Ali said that the Egyptian authorities arrested 1943 people connected with the September 20 protests. Ali added, in a statement...

IMF expects a new loan deal with Egypt soon

On Tuesday, Reuters said that Egypt's negotiations with the International Monetary Fund to obtain a new loan have finally reached a very advanced stage.

A new dispute between al-Sisi and Al-Azhar over senate appointments

Egyptian sources have revealed that new disputes have broken out between the presidency and the sheikh of al-Azhar, regarding the names proposed for appointment to the senate...

Petition circulates calling for end to pretrial detention

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information addressed the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ali Abdel-Aal, the Council of Ministers and the Supreme Council of Judicial...