Egypt’s foreign debt rises to $111.3bn
Egypt’s external debt increased by 4.78 per cent year-on-year, to reach $111.3 billion, during the third quarter of the last fiscal year 2019/2020, ending last March. The Central Bank of Egypt, in a statement on Tuesday, said that the external…
Within 24 hours 3 Egyptian detainees died
We Record human rights organisation said on Tuesday that three Egyptian detainees died within 24 hours in three separate prisons. The organisation stated that the detainee Shaaban Hussein Khaled died inside his prison cell in Fayoum General Prison (south of…
Egypt authorities arrest tycoon Salah Diab
On Tuesday, the Egyptian security forces arrested the famous businessman Salah Diab, owner of the private daily al-Masry al-Youm. The same newspaper said Diab was arrested over several financial cases, without giving details. In the Egyptian press, it is reported…
The Egyptian government refuses to extend reconciliation in building violations
The Egyptian Prime Minister, Moustafa Madbouly, declared his refusal to extend the period of reconciliation in building violations. He stressed that the end of September is the last opportunity, threatening that the security forces are ready to secure the operations…
Burning of the Qur’an in Europe angers al-Azhar
Al-Azhar has denounced the tearing up and burning of the Holy Qur’an by a Norwegian, calling on Europe to respect the sacred things of Muslims and put an end to this criminal behaviour. The al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism said,…
Egyptian police seek to frame the Fairmont rape as a group sex party
Cairo24 news website, a pro-Egyptian media outlet, has published media reports saying that the initial investigations into the gang rape of a girl at the Fairmont Nile Hotel revealed that it was just a group sex party. These media reports…
$10bn for water desalination and sewage treatment in Egypt
The Egyptian Minister of Housing, Assem el-Jazzar, said in a press release on Sunday that Egypt is preparing to expand the construction of seawater desalination and wastewater plants due to the repercussions of the Renaissance Dam. The cost of constructing…
Prominent Egyptian tutor and syndicate leader dies in detention
On Monday, Egyptian human rights activists announced the death of the former head of the Teachers’ Syndicate in Amiriya, Subhi el-Sakka. They revealed that he died as a result of medical negligence, in Burj al-Arab Prison in Alexandria Governorate. The…
50% decrease in Egypt’s petrol imports
The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum confirmed, on Saturday, that the country’s petrol imports decreased by 50 per cent, announcing that Egypt used to import 3 million tonnes of gasoline before it dropped to 1.5 million. The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum…
COVID-19 infections increase again after two days of decline
The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced, on Sunday, that the daily infection rate of coronavirus in Egypt has increased again, two days after a relatively low decrease. The Ministry of Health confirmed that 230 new infections were recorded on Sunday,…
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