Prime Minister Sherif Ismail’s latest cabinet changes took a step towards female empowerment, with two of the four newly-appointed ministers being women, with the standout appointment being Rania al-Mashat, Egypt’s new Minister of Tourism. Mashat...اقرأ المزيد
The Administrative Control Authority (ACA) arrested Menoufia Governor Hisham Abdel Basset and two businessmen on charges of corruption on Sunday evening, hours before President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s visit to the governorate to inaugurate projects in...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s Minister of Planning Hala Al-Saeed said Saturday that the government has put in place a development plan for state television company Maspero, the details of which will be announced on February 1 after being approved by the Prime Minister. During...اقرأ المزيد
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn will arrive in Egypt on Monday evening in a state visit which will go on until Wednesday, informed sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm on Friday. Desalegn’s visit comes in the framework of the joint Egyptian-Ethiopian...اقرأ المزيد
Egyptian churches said that there will be no meetings between their leaders or representatives and US Vice President Mike Pence, who is due to visit Egypt this week. An official source with the Coptic Orthodox Church said that Pope Tawadros II, Pope of...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt announced it will be imposing a curfew in some parts of North Sinai on Saturday, the official Gazette said after the country extended its state of emergency for an additional three month. The curfew will include areas at the border town of Rafah...اقرأ المزيد
Notary offices across Egypt’s governorates witnessed moderate turnout on Friday by people wanting to sign forms to authorize presidential hopefuls to run in the upcoming presidential elections. To be accepted as a candidate for the presidency, candidates...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah won the Liverpool Player of the Month award for December, sweeping up the award for the fourth time in five months since joining the Reds. Salah participated in all seven of Liverpool’s matches in December,...اقرأ المزيد
Secretary General of the Egypt Arab Party, Samy Balah, reported that the party had officially announced the presidential candidacy of the former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Sami Anan, for the election scheduled in March. He emphasized that it...اقرأ المزيد
The Red Sea resort of Marsa Alam, is due to receive its largest fleet of Czech Republican tour operators to date, from January 20 to 27, working to attract a greater number of tourists to the area. A total of 80 Czech travel agencies will visit Marsa...اقرأ المزيد
