Members of a gang specialized in armed robbery were killed in a battle with police on the Ain Sokhna Road, a statement from Egypt’s Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. According to the statement, security services targeted the gang after reports that...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s Cairo Metro Company has called on people with suicidal tendencies to keep away from their stations, and has installed watch teams near tracks to reduce further suicide attempts. Metro Spokesman Ahmed Abdel Hady stressed that stations were not...اقرأ المزيد
The Coptic Orthodox Church officially announced the suspension of monk Yoel al-Makary for one year following his criticism of late Pope Shenouda III. The committee also permanently expelled Yacoub al-Makary for failing to respond to bishops regarding...اقرأ المزيد
A former football player was handed 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a LE 150,000 fine by Shubra al-Kheima Criminal Court for drug trafficking. Shubra al-Kheima police reported that the football player was caught in possession of 4.5 kilograms of...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt will continue to support development efforts in South Sudan, and will work on strengthening cooperation between the two countries to “create a better future for their people”, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stated. On the sidelines...اقرأ المزيد
In a meeting with Agriculture Minister Ezz El-Din Abu Steit, the World Bank offered Egypt a flexible loan of US$ 500 million, intended to develop irrigation fields and value chains for vegetables, fruits, medical and aromatic plants, and flowers. The...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt international and Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah arrived in Cairo on Sunday from London to join the national team in preparation for the match against Niger, scheduled for September 8 at the Borg al-Arab Stadium, in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers. The...اقرأ المزيد
Pope of Alexandria Tawadros II oversaw activities for the end of the “Back to Roots” International Week in the Monastery of Saint Pishoy at Wadi al-Natroun on Saturday, which was attended by several bishops, priests and public figures. Pope Tawadros...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s Transport Minister Hisham Arafat inaugurated the Taba land port crossing connecting Egypt and Israel on Saturday, after development was completed across a total area of 27,000 square meters at a cost of LE49 million. In a statement, the ministry...اقرأ المزيد
Defense attorneys for the main suspect, Ash’eyaa al-Makary, in the murder of Bishop Epiphanius on Saturday demanded that the case be reinvestigated, claiming their defendant was forced into confessing. Public Prosecution charged monks Ash’eyaa and...اقرأ المزيد