Egypt

Salah headlines Egypt’s Cup of Nations squad

Cairo – Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, the all-time top African goal scorer in the Premier League, headlines Egypt’s Africa Cup... Read more

30 Dec, 2021

Countries

Egypt jails key revolution figure Alaa Abdel Fattah for 5 years

Cairo – Egypt on Monday sentenced Alaa Abdel Fattah, a leading figure in the 2011 revolution, to five years in... Read more

21 Dec, 2021

Countries

Egypt Brotherhood leader gets life for Hamas espionage

Cairo – Egypt sentenced Mahmud Ezzat, the 77-year-old top leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, to life in jail on... Read more

19 Dec, 2021

Coronavirus

Egypt reports first cases of Omicron variant

Cairo – Egypt on Saturday said it had detected its first three cases of the coronavirus Omicron variant, at the... Read more

18 Dec, 2021

News

Egyptian rights activist fined over ‘insulting’ online posts

Cairo – An Egyptian court fined prominent human rights activist Hossam Bahgat on Monday for “insulting” the country’s electoral commission... Read more

30 Nov, 2021

Business

Billionaire Naguib Sawiris wants ‘level playing field’ for Egypt business

El-Gouna – Naguib Sawiris – one of Africa’s richest men, with an estimated fortune of over $3 billion –... Read more

21 Nov, 2021

News

UK’s Charles takes inter-faith, climate mission to Egypt

Cairo – Britain’s Prince Charles met Egypt’s president and the head of Sunni Islam’s prestigious Al-Azhar institution on Thursday in... Read more

19 Nov, 2021

Coronavirus

Egypt tightens rules on unvaccinated officials, students

Cairo – Egypt on Monday barred officials and students not vaccinated against Covid-19 from government offices and universities unless they... Read more

16 Nov, 2021

Countries