Digitised database will exclude 1.5 million from receiving subsidies: Ouda

Minister of Supply and Internal Trade expects 1.5 million citizens to be excluded from receiving subsidies after overhaul of statistics database system

Daily News Egypt

Morsi: No more wheat imports within four years

Morsi pointed that the primary goal is to stop importing wheat in four years.

Hend El-Behary

Dearth of consumer confidence in first quarter

Experts attributed lack of confidence to insecurity, expensive living and political uncertainty

Hend El-Behary

Cairo Chamber of Commerce rejects Governorate decision to provide places for 2,000 unlicensed street vendors

Businessmen in the city pledged their support for the Governorate’s plan on the condition of improvements in the security situation, particularly in Downtown districts such as Talaat Harb, Al-Tawfikia, Al-Azbakiya…

Daily News Egypt

State Department issues new travel warning for Egypt

A travel alert is issued for US citizens in Egypt after man stabbed outside embassy

Basil El-Dabh

Salma Sabahy released from detention

Opposition figure says attack on his daughter is politically motivated

Basil El-Dabh

Hassan Mustafa appeal verdict set for 15 June

Witnesses reverse testimony, say activist did not slap prosecutor

Ahmed Aboulenein

NSF accuses Brotherhood of attempting to repress civil society through NGO law

The opposition front claims the Muslim Brotherhood is attempting to prevent investigations into human rights abuses under Morsi’s presidency

Joel Gulhane

Abdel Ghafar Shokr elected chairman of Social Popular Alliance Party

Shokr and eight other members won by nomination as party prepares for elections on 31 May

Nouran El-Behairy

Illegal workers storm Egypt’s consulate in Jeddah

Threatened by punishments, workers attempt to legalise their work status

Fady Salah