‘Morsi supporter’ sentenced to death for killing child in Alexandria
"Defendants shouted ‘void’ after hearing the verdict, which made the judge adjourn the session," says EIPR lawyer
EIEC launches campaign urging Egyptians to lower electricity consumption
The initiative aims to decrease electricity consumption in households, commercial and industrial sectors by 20% this summer
Long term-loans taken out by government economic bodies up 3.3% year on year: CAPMAS
Increase of value of long-term loans can be attributed to Egypt’s unstable situation, says head of Central Budget Department for Economic Bodies
Democracy Index releases report on 2013 protests
Number of protests “reflects the failure of the [Egyptian] system to ensure economic and social rights”
Trial of Alexandria lawyers and activists postponed
Defendants are on trial for incident dating back to March 2013, during tenure of then-president Mohamed Morsi
Al-Sisi cites ‘national security’ for not sharing details of electoral platform
Former defence minister calls for reorganisation of Egypt’s governorates, with centralised planning and decentralised management
169 Morsi supporters acquitted
Supporters of former president acquitted of participating in violence in August 2013
Trade authority seeks to increase growth rate of domestic trade to 8%
Five-year strategy will increase investments in domestic trade by EGP 50bn, says head of the Internal Trade Development Authority