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Prosecution referers 555 state employee for positive drug tests
A number of 15,877 employees have undergone drugs test in 10 ministries and their affiliated institutions
Cassation Court upholds five-year prison sentence against Abu Ismail
Court also upheld the five-year terms of five other convicted defendants
Ankara backs Turkish Cypriots’ rights in Eastern Mediterranean: Defence Minister
Egypt, Cyprus, EU denounced Turkish oil drilling in Eastern Mediterranean
Prominent journalist Hani Shukrallah dies at 69
Prominent Egyptian Journalist Hani Shukrallah, passed away on Sunday morning in his home at the age of 69, according to Al-Ahram newspaper. Shukrallah is Ahram Online’s founder, and has served as its editor-in-chief for two years. He was born in Egypt in 1950 and studied political science. He also worked as editor-in-chief at Al-Ahram Weekly. …
14 Palestinians killed, 47 wounded in continuous Israeli strikes on Gaza
Netanyahu threatens ground invasion in Gaza
States can never be built by demonstrations: Al-Sisi
‘I have nothing to fear; we will never fail to protect our homeland,’ President says
Eight soldiers killed in attack on LNA camp in Sabha
Islamic State group, fighters of Chadian opposition carried out Saturday’s attack
Israeli aircraft kill 2 Palestinians in new escalation
Palestinian movements fired more than 50 missiles toward Israeli towns
About 51 injured, 100 shops destroyed in El-Mousky fire
Firefighting continued for 12 hours on Friday
Al-Sisi, Conte affirm necessity of eliminating all forms of terrorism in Libya
Talks included bilateral discussions, exchanging of views on several regional files
Renewal of state of emergency aims to continue counterterrorism: Madbouly
Decision comes following April referendum on constitutional amendments
Egypt retracts on buying water from private sector over high prices
Companies offered EGP 17-20 per metre square of water, government requested EGP 7
Al-Sisi to inaugurate new mega tunnels, floating bridges in Ismailia, Port Said
Tunnels will connect Sinai with Nile Delta
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MoH completes 145,307 surgeries of ‘waiting lists’ initiative
All surgeries, medications patients receive are free of charge
Newly-appointed Ukrainian ambassador to Egypt presents his credentials to Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The newly-appointed Ukrainian ambassador to Egypt, Yevhen Mykytenko, presented copies of his credentials to the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Chief of Protocol Hatem Tageldin. Mykytenko succeeds former ambassador Hennadi Latii, according to a statement of the Ukrainian embassy in Egypt on Tuesday. During the ceremony at the premises of the Egyptian Ministry of …
AU urges Sudanese military council to hand over power within 60 days to civil government
The African Union (AU)’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) allowed on Tuesday the Sudanese transitional military council to hand over power to a civil government within only two months, according to Reuters. The PSC said that the AU would deploy a delegation to Sudan in order to meet with all the political powers and the …
UN envoy to Libya warns countries that support Haftar
Tripoli battle has negatively affected UN-backed efforts to reach peace deal
Al-Sisi, Conte discuss updates of Regeni’s case amid Beijing visit
President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi stressed on Saturday the distinguished historical ties between Egypt and Italy at the political and economic levels. He said so in a meeting with the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte which took up several issues related to bilateral cooperation as well as the updates of the ongoing investigation into Regeni’s case. …
French police arrest 4 suspects for plotting attack on security forces
Paris prosecutor’s office on Monday said three adults and a minor had been arrested over a planned attack on French security forces that was due to be carried out in the coming days, according to AFP. They were arrested on Friday as part of an investigation into terrorist conspiracy that opened on 1 February, which is being …
Egypt aims to become regional digital centre for data transfer between continents: Al-Sisi
President discusses bilateral, regional issues with Putin in Beijing
Al-Sisi affirms Cairo’s keenness to partner with China for stability, development
Xi calls for further counter terrorism, security cooperation
Kim Jong Un to meet Putin in Russia
Visit comes amid impasse in nuclear talks between North Korea, US
Trump’s ‘peace plan’ in Middle East to be unveiled in June
Plan has two main aspects, one political, another economic
ACHPR’s forum kicks off on 24 April in Sharm El-Sheikh to address human rights
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi received ACHPR delegation in Cairo on Monday
AU countries asks to extend transitional period in Sudan to 3 months
‘We support Sudanese’s free will to determine their future,’ says Al-Sisi
Egyptian voters back constitutional amendments
In Numbers: 88,83% voters said yes, 11.17 % said no
Thousands of Moroccans demand release of 42 Hirak Rif activists
Court upheld prison sentence of 15 to 20 years to activists accused of threatening state security
Security, confronting terrorism are common challenges facing Egypt, African continent: Ramdan Orny
Last January, the African Union (AU) announced that Egypt would head the AU summit’s upcoming round in 2019, following the closing meeting of African leaders. During his participation in the 30th AU summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi praised the efforts exerted by the Guinean President Alpha Condé, head of …
Elders, campaigners dominate scene in Kerdasa polling stations
Medium turnout recorded in Giza’s district of Kerdasa on third day of referendum
Egyptians cast votes on last day in referendum
Averaged turnout in Nasr City, Boulaq