The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

Up to 86 percent of married Egyptian women face spousal abuse, particularly in Upper Egypt. ‘You Can’ aims to help them.

Egypt is preparing to celebrate the anniversary of Sinai Liberation Day from Israeli occupation, announcing several security and development achievements. Egypt celebrates Sinai Liberation Day on April 25 every year to commemorate the completion of the withdrawal of all Israeli military forces from the Sinai Peninsula in 1982. President Abdel…

Pensioner Iris Jones, 82, from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, and her Egyptian lover Mohamed Ibriham, 36, married in November 2021 before he moved to the UK on a spousal visa

Egypt has a new document for the state ownership policy, a national strategy aimed at maximizing the participation of the private sector in economic activity, announced Finance Minister Mohamed Maait. The Minister indicated that this "reassures" local investors, attracts foreign investments, and enhances the confidence of international institutions. Maait met…

Political and media circles in Egypt welcomed Friday President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s call for a political dialogue among the country’s political forces. At a meeting held a day earlier with journalists and talk show hosts, the Egyptian President said his country needs a comprehensive political dialogue compatible with the notion of…

‘The case against Rasha illustrates a disturbing pattern in which the Egyptian state seeks to prosecute and punish women on the grounds of ‘morality’ for what they post on social media,’ says campaigner

The Arab ministerial committee condemned the Israeli attacks and violations against worshipers in the al-Aqsa Mosque, warning that they fuel the violence that threatens regional and global security and stability. The Arab ministerial committee in charge of international action to confront illegal Israeli policies and measures in Jerusalem held an…

An Egyptian court has sentenced a former member of parliament and others to ten years in prison for smuggling antiquities out of the country

In an effort to cover wheat shortages following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, African countries are looking to other sources, or trying to use local-based alternatives in order to provide bread each day. However this is also causing a spike in food prices.