The Journalists Syndicate on Wednesday condemned the staff of the Virgin Mary Church in Zeitoun for assaulting journalists responsible for covering Coptic issues, on Tuesday, saying this has occurred several times before. The syndicate said it would help the journalists … read more
An Egyptian intelligence officer on Wednesday denied media reports that a top Hamas military commander was wanted by Cairo in connection with the killing last August of 16 border guards. The Egyptian presidency, meanwhile, said authorities were still investigating the … read more
Egypt’s Salafist Nour Party will resume talks with all of Egypt’s political forces “without exception,” party secretary-general Galal Mora said Wednesday. “This is why the party rejected negotiations proposed by [opposition umbrella group] the National Salvation Front (NSF),” Mora was … read more
Some 500 Egyptian students broke into the headquarters of the country’s top Islamic university on Tuesday to demand the resignation of its president following a mass food poisoning on campus, a security official said. Around 460 Al-Azhar University students were … read more
State body the General Authority for Investment (GAFI) has warned television channel CBC it will revoke its licence if prominent satirist Bassem Youssef’s weekly show ‘El-Bernameg’ does not comply with the standards of the media free zone, where the channel … read more
A Twitter post by the US embassy in Cairo criticising the recent questioning of television satirist Bassem Youssef by the Public Prosecution drew a sharp response from Egypt’s presidency on Tuesday. Responding via Twitter, the presidency accused the US embassy … read more
Police used tear gas to disperse Ismaili Club fans after they stormed the pitch Tuesday following a match between Ismaili and an Algerian team at a stadium in New Cairo. The fans were incensed their team had lost the match, … read more
The Egyptian presidency has denied filing legal complaints against TV satirist Bassem Youssef or any other person. In comments posted on Facebook on Tuesday, the presidency said it was committed to freedom of expression but advised critics to “abide by … read more
Egypt raised the price of state-subsidized cooking gas for the first time in two decades on Monday, a government official said, trimming an unaffordable subsidy bill but increasing the risk of unrest. The price rise comes two days before an … read more
The Alexandria First Instance Court on Monday ordered the seizure of a foreign oil tanker for damaging the international Internet cable 19 kilometers off the Abu Talat shore in Amiriya. Investigation revealed that the tanker, B Elephant, carrying the Marshall … read more