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  Egypt to reopen schools in Sinai towns on Sunday – governor

  Schools in North Sinai's towns of Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid will reopen on Sunday December 7, North Sinai Governor Abdel Fattah Harhour said on Thursday.   Read More
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  UPDATE - Egypt to import 6 LNG cargoes from Algeria next year

  Egypt will import six cargoes of liquefied natural gas from Algeria between April and September next year, the oil ministry said on Thursday, helping to ease an energy crunch that has plunged the country into repeated blackouts this year.   Read More
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  Egypt's Suez Canal revenue at $482.3 mln in October

  Revenues from Egypt's Suez Canal reached $482.3 million at the end of October, up from $469.7 million in September, the state information website said on Thursday.   Read More
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  Alaa Abdel Fattah and others' retrial for violating protest law adjourned

  The Cairo Criminal Court postponed on Thursday the trial of political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and 23 other defendants accused of violating last year's protest law to December 11.   Read More
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  Political groups launch petition to try Mubarak and aides - statement

  Six political parties of the "Democratic Trend Alliance" launched on Thursday a petition demanding the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak and his aides.   Read More
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  Egyptian pound steady at official auction, stronger on black market

  Egypt's pound held steady at a central bank dollar sale on Thursday but strengthened on the unofficial market.   Read More

Latest Analyses

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  What fate awaits the Salafist Al-Nour party?

  On Saturday 15 November, a court of law should pass its verdict, at the elementary level, on a lawsuit filed by three lawyers who demand to have the Salafist Al-Nour Party dissolved for allegedly violating the constitution.   Read More

  
  
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  Egypt levels Sinai homes in new strategy against Islamist militants

  At Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip, families are emptying their homes - lugging mattresses and furniture onto waiting vans as soldiers look on from armoured cars.   Read More

  
  
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  Qatar pares support for Islamists but careful to preserve ties

  Qatar has joined the American-led coalition to fight Islamic State, yet the emirate is a haven for anti-Western groups and foreign diplomats have reported seeing cars with Islamic State logos in an affluent bay district.   Read More

  
  
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  Egypt targets universities as last haven for political expression

  Hundreds of police surround its walls, patrolling in armored vehicles with sirens blaring, while muscle-bound security guards man metal detectors, searching all who enter.   Read More

  
  
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  In numbers: a change in the nature of armed attacks in Sinai

  The number of security personnel and civilians killed in armed attacks by militants in North Sinai significantly surged during the past couple of months. The number of armed attacks, however, rose in a lower rate than that of the death toll, suggesting that militants have stepped up the nature of the attacks.   Read More