Head of tax authority arrested for receiving bribes
January 6, 2020
The Administrative Control Authority has arrested Abdel Azim Hussein,
head of the tax authority, on charges of receiving bribes from legal
accountants.
The Finance...
Decrease in wheat plantation in Egypt
January 6, 2020
The acres of wheat planted this season decreased by 13 per cent from the
previous season to reach about 2.7 million, compared...
Parliament rejects Al-Azhar family law
January 5, 2020
A new clash looms on the horizon between al-Sisi and Al-Azhar after
Egyptian Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal refused to discuss a...
Egypt sends a calm message to Turkey
The Libyan crisis may witness a near breakthrough after Egypt sent messages to Turkey through European powers concerned with the Libyan crisis revealing...
Brother of 25 January Hospital founder arrested
January 4, 2020
Security forces have arrested the brother of journalist Mohamed Al-Garhy after
breaking into the family house and not finding him.
Mohamed has said...
Mob sexual assault attack on Egypt woman ignites anger
January 4, 2019
A video of a mob of young men harassing an Egyptian woman as she
returned home from New Year’s Eve celebrations has...
Gamal Eid holds Egypt Interior Minister responsible for assault
January 2, 2020
Lawyer Gamal Eid, head of the Arab Network for Human Rights
Information, has said he holds the Minister of Interior Mahmoud
Tawfik responsible...
Child political prisoner released after 6 years
January 2, 2020
After six years in prison, the criminal court in southern Cairo has
released Abdel Rahman el-Gendi, 24, following a decision by the
Attorney...
New case filed against detained ex-MP Ziad al-Alimi
January 1, 2020
The Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) has added former
parliamentarian Ziad al-Alimi to a new case, No. 43 of 2017, while he...
More women join hunger strike in al-Qanater prison
January 1, 2020
A group of female detainees including Egyptian human rights lawyer Mahienour el-Massry, Al-Istiklal (Independence) party leader Najla al- Qaliouby and lawyer...