British hate preacher goes on trial in New York
It is the second high-profile terror trial to be heard by a Manhattan jury since Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law Suleiman Abu Ghaith was convicted on March 26
Arab youth environmental conference to launch in Hurghada
Reducing consumption and changing behaviours top the conference’s agenda
Islamists boycott Algeria vote as North African tide turns
AFP - Algeria’s Islamists – once the country’s leading political force – are boycotting this month’s presidential election, chastened by recent poor performances at the polls and setbacks for ideological…
Fact-checking journalism gains momentum
AFP - The facts are the focus as part of a trend in journalism spreading from the United States to many places around the world. Journalists have always faced up…
Preventing summer blackouts in Egypt is ‘impossible’: Minister
Summer blackouts have hit Egypt in the past few years as successive governments have failed to develop a sound strategy
Al-Beltagy, Hegazy on trial for 2011 torture case
Influential Islamist leaders accused of torture in Tahrir Square
150 loaves of bread per month, per citizen under new subsidy plan: Supply minister
New automated bakery launched in Port Said
In Pictures: Palm Sunday celebration in Egypt
Egyptian Orthodox Christians celebrate Palm Sunday. The ceremony is a landmark in the Christian calendar, marking the triumphant return of Christ to Jerusalem the week before his death, when a cheering…
Despite suffering economy, Egyptians remain optimistic: Bayt.com survey
52% of Egyptians believe the economy has declined in the last 6 months, yet 37% still expect their personal financial situation to improve in the next 6 months, Bayt.com and…
Egypt imports 230,000 tons of wheat from Russia, Ukraine and Romania
Minister of Supply says current wheat supply is sufficient until mid-June
