Urgent UNGA meeting on Gaza to be held Wednesday

Meeting comes after Arab request, will witness drafting of new resolution on protecting Palestinians

Mohammed El-Said

Saudi Arabia hosts meeting with Kuwait, UAE, Jordan to support King Abdullah II

Jordan has been rocked by large protests over price hikes, income tax bill

Fatma Lotfi

Mahlab visits North Sinai, says Egypt to allocate EGP 250bn to develop governorate 

Mahlab visits Sheikh Zuweid, Al-Arish after HRW’s report on Sinai military operation against IS

Fatma Lotfi

Al-Sisi meets national football team in Cairo ahead of World Cup in Russia

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met on Saturday with the country’s national football team in Cairo ahead of the World Cup in Russia, according to presidential spokesperson Bassam Rady.  Rady…

Fatma Lotfi

Parliament to discuss three draft laws to regulate media, press bodies

The Egyptian Parliament, headed by Speaker Ali Abdel Aal, is to discuss on Sunday three new draft laws submitted by the cabinet to regulate Egypt’s Supreme Council for Media Regulation,…

Daily News Egypt

Endowments Ministry denies Shiite call to prayer occurred in Cairo mosque

Alleged Shiite call to prayer in Al-Hussein Mosque is ‘Iranian infiltration,’ says MP Mostafa Bakry

Adham Youssef

Madbouly to announce new cabinet before parliament next week

President Al-Sisi appointed on Thursday Sherif Ismail’s housing minister as new prime minister

Sarah El-Sheikh

Brazilian tennis great Maria Bueno dead at 78

Maria Bueno, Brazil's "tennis ballerina," has passed away at the age of 78 after fighting mouth cancer. Bueno won her first major title at Wimbledon in 1959, when she was…

Deutsche Welle

Germany leave for Russia with victory as Saudi Arabia offer stern test

Germany survived a late Saudi Arabia rally to win their final World Cup tune-up in Leverkusen. Timo Werner and Marco Reus strengthened their claim for a starting place in Russia,…

Deutsche Welle