US Sumo Open’s surprising results

Egypt’s share in the US Sumo Open tournament is remarkable, and this year Ramy Elgazzar won first place in the heavyweight division and second place in open weight. Also, Egypt’s…

Daily News Egypt

Shawkan considers hunger strike over ongoing detention

State is currently violating its own laws, defence team will submit memorandum demanding Shawkan’s release, says defence lawyer

Nourhan Fahmy

Press Syndicate rejects Tahrir newspaper’s closure

Syndicate called on Supreme Council of the Press to take legal procedures against owner

Menan Khater

School principle, 2 teachers referred to prosecution in Daqahleya

Defendants are charged with forcing students to protest against police and military

Daily News Egypt

Media gag enforced on Ministry of Agriculture corruption case

Deputy Minister of Agriculture was arrested on bribery charges

Ahmed Tahoun

Tortured alive or poisoned to death: The suffering of stray dogs in Egypt

3701 dogs were culled in Giza and civil society organisations can’t afford saving any more

Nada Deyaa’

Eni invests $7bn to develop Shorouk in 3 years

Italian oil company Eni aims to invest around $7bn during three years to excavate the privilege area of Shorouk in the deep waters of the Mediterranean Sea

Mohamed Adel

OCI reports 51% backlog growth to $7.2bn

Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) reported a 51% backlog growth to $7.2bn, and its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) amounted to $64m in quarter two (Q2) of 2015

Daily News Egypt

Implementation of 3 roads in national plan progresses

Total cost of the national plan for developing the road network is EGP 34bn

Doaa Farid

German retail sales keep rising

Retailers in Germany have had a surprisingly strong July, indicating that household confidence may be growing. It continues the previous month's upward trend compared to 2014. Germany's retailers have had…

Deutsche Welle