Assiut Criminal Court has sentenced five to death and another to 10 years prison for killing a priest and stealing his money and golden jewelry. The five were accused of intentionally killing the priest in his home using a knives … read more
Following a long established rapport, Egypt-US relations have increasingly come under the spotlight in the post-revolution period. Ahram Online gains further insight in an exclusive interview with US Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson. Hidden behind high concrete walls in Cairo’s … read more
Anti-Morsi petition gathers steam: Organisers “‘Do you like Morsi?’ said the kiosk owner, to my surprise. I said no, so he handed me a ‘Rebel’ campaign form before taking note of what I needed to buy.” The person telling this … read more
Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security personnel kidnapped by suspected militants. The incident illustrated the hazards of … read more
Seven Egyptian security personnel, who were released by kidnappers in the Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday morning, have landed at Al-Maza military airport in Cairo. President Mohamed Morsi, Defence Minister Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi and Chief of Staff Sedky Sobhy were at the … read more
Egypt’s president signed a new tax law Tuesday that cuts the amount paid by poorer Egyptians in the latest move aimed at reforming the country’s economy. The changes, which are more favourable than the previous tax law for the country’s … read more
Owing to a succession of crises and worsening poverty, food security in Egypt started to deteriorate as early as 2005. These crises included the avian influenza epidemic in 2006; the food, fuel, and financial crises of 2007–2009; a further rallying … read more
Egyptian forensic officials in Cairo say they are struggling with the overwhelming number of bodies that continue to arrive at their facilities bearing marks of torture and abuse in police custody, even when the streets are calm from political unrest. … read more
President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt sent dozens of tanks and hundreds of soldiers to Sinai on Monday as a show of force in the largely lawless area after unknown gunmen kidnapped seven Egyptian security officers there last week. The kidnappings … read more
A middle school student in the Upper Egyptian city of Qena was injured on Monday after a classmate, Omar El-Hambool, shot him in the arm during an exam. El-Hambool was later arrested and is currently awaiting questioning by public prosecutors. … read more