Egypt rises 20 points on transparency, anti-corruption ranking

Egypt’s ranking improved in the Corruption Perceptions Index to 94th place in 2014, up from 114th last year

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

Petroleum ministry to add 80m cubic feet of gas to production daily throughout December

Two wells owned by Petrobel will be connected this month, with each well producing 40m cubic feet of gas per day

Mohamed Adel

Al-Azhar launches international counterterrorism conference

The conference gathered a group of international religious scholars

Menan Khater

Saudi company acquires controlling stake in professional network Jobzella

We are taking advantage of a new round of investment by expanding to the Gulf, says Batrawi

Daily News Egypt

Investigative detention of Brotherhood leader extended

Mohamed Ali Beshr is under investigation for collaborating with US and inciting violence

Daily News Egypt

Religious endowment minister welcomes French parliament’s recognition of Palestine

Vote is symbolic and does not bind the government of France

Daily News Egypt

Non-commissioned border guard officers granted right to arrest civilians

Civilians can be tried in military courts if found guilty of attacking “vital” state facilities

Adham Youssef

Latest mass death sentence ‘blatantly unjust’: HRW

188 death sentences referred to Grand Mufti for consideration by controversial judge

Daily News Egypt

Contemporary Dance Night hypnotises Egypt

Egyptian Streets met up with Ezzat Ismail Ezzat and Barbora ‘Bashka’ Jombikova, two of the driving spirits behind the event

Daily News Egypt

UN expresses concern over ‘increasing polarisation’ in Egypt

Egyptian authorities should ensure that "excessive use of force" is not exercised on peaceful protestors, says UN

Menna Zaki