In less than two days, another detainee, Mamdouh Shaldam, died in an Egyptian prison, after falling into a coma which led to his death on Tuesday, according to his family. Shaldam was detained in the Burj Al-Arab prison, where he … read more
In a meeting with Bahraini King Hamad bin Issa Al-Khalifa, the head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II expressed his happiness over the king’s first visit to Saint Mark Cathedral in Cairo’s Abbasiya district. In an official statement … read more
Twenty-five young Egyptian illegal migrants drowned in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday en route to Europe, security sources in Sharqiya said on Thursday. The majority of the deceased resided in Belbais, Sharqiya governorate, the sources said. The families of the … read more
An agreement signed on Friday that re-establishes maritime zones in the Red Sea between Egypt and Saudi Arabia sparked concern over the legality of cessation of two Egypt-administrated islands to Saudi Arabia. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail signed an agreement with the … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm MENA President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received on Tuesday Bahraini King Hamad bin Eissa al-Khalifa at the Presidential Palace of Ettihadiya, to tackle international and Arab matters facing the two countries, including the conflicts in Syria, Yemen and Palestine. … read more
(Aswat Masriya) – Rights defender and Chairman of the board of local NGO Egyptian Commission of Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) was arrested early Monday and detained for four days on Tuesday on charges that include advocating terrorism using the internet, … read more
At least 136 people were arrested in the aftermath of the Monday anti-governments protests against the maritime demarcation agreement that transferred the sovereignty of Tiran and Sanafir islands to Saudi Arabia, according to the Front of Defense for Egyptian Protesters (FDEP). … read more
Egypt’s security forces dispersed six protests in Cairo and Giza held in opposition to the sovereign transfer of the two Red Sea islands Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia, a source form the Cairo Security Directorate said. Several political forces … read more
Egypt netted just $500 million in tourism revenue in the first quarter of 2016, down from $1.5 billion a year earlier, a tourism ministry adviser told Reuters, highlighting the country’s struggle to kickstart a key dollar-earning industry. Egypt’s tourism industry, … read more
Egypt’s security forces closed roads leading to the press syndicate in downtown Cairo where protests are planned to be held on Monday against a maritime border demarcation agreement signed between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Several political forces and public figures … read more