$460m loan from Japan to finance construction of Grand Egyptian Museum

Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr and Japanese ambassador to Egypt Takehiro Kagawa signed on Monday a $460m loan to finance the second phase of the Grand Egyptian Museum. Minister…

Hisham Salah

Officials detained amid reforms in Ismailia security leadership following jailbreak

Minister of Interior replaces Ismailia security director amid investigations with police officials regarding the escape of six prisoners on Friday

Daily News Egypt

TV crew member of Abla Fahita satire puppet show released from custody

Khaled Abdel Latif, who runs a comic Facebook page, was arrested from his house in Shubra El-Kheima on Saturday

Leena ElDeeb

56 UWK members arrested ahead of Zamalek match against Sundowns

The members are accused of possessing fabricated tickets 

Sarah El-Sheikh

Ambassador to London refutes Guardian claims on Egypt’s vote in UN security council

In a letter to the newspaper, Kamal said that Egypt did not block the French resolution

Toqa Ezzidin

Cairo Jazz Festival: between remixed classics and new hit solos

The 8th edition of Cairo Jazz Festival opened its doors for music lovers to explore jazz like they never knew before

Nada Deyaa’

Bayt El Khebra Consultancy aims to attract investments to Egypt worth $2.6bn in 3 years: CEO

Bayt El Khebra for Investment and Financial Consultancy is currently considering a project to operate and manage container ships in the Suez Canal worth $600m in initial costs

Sara Ibrahim

Al-Tareeq news website raided, reason unclear

The raid took place over two hours on Sunday and was carried out by security forces

Sarah El-Sheikh

Threat of widespread protests justifies continued closure of Egyptian stadia

Egyptian general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi's failed economic policies are prompting protests and widespread expressions of discontent. While the grumbling is unlikely to mushroom any time soon into a popular revolt…

James Dorsey

JASTA: Real threats and hidden opportunities

As usual, the United States (US) has enacted an arm-twisting law to blackmail other countries, including its allies. The US congress recently passed a measure of legislation entitled: Justice Against…

Hany Aboul Fotouh