The level of verbal harassment in Downtown Cairo on Saturday rose to “unprecedented levels”, while there were no incidents of mob harassment, the anti-sexual harassment group Shoft Taharosh (I Saw Harassment) said on Sunday. Saturday was the second day of … read more
The Islamic State group (IS) announced Sunday on social media that it has kidnapped three Christian Africans in Libya; an Egyptian, Ghanaian and Nigerian, posting their passport pictures. “The three were kidnapped from Noufliyah in the southeast of the city … read more
A total of 6 deaths and 114 injuries occurred in 33 different incidents across Egypt during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, according to the Health Ministry’s crisis management room. The deaths and injuries were attributed to several different causes, including food … read more
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry spoke to his British, French and German counterparts on Saturday, on the recent Iran nuclear deal and combatting terrorism, a ministry spokesman said. During the phone calls Shoukry stressed the importance of the international efforts … read more
Police in Cairo have arrested 29 men for sexual harassment since the beginning of the Eid al-Fitr holiday on Friday, al-Ahram Arabic reported. Police said one man was arrested for physically harassing a woman in downtown Cairo’s Qasr al-Nil area, … read more
A policeman acknowledged he shot lawyer Mohamed el-Gamal after he heard people screaming “catch this defendant” in a Cairo Court Saturday. Magdy Ahmed, the policeman was arrested, investigated and ordered released on bail “on the basis he was doing his … read more
Egypt’s Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab visited on Friday the residents of Cairo’s Boulaq Abu El-Ela whose houses sustained damages when a bomb exploded last week at the nearby Italian consulate. The premier checked the damages from the bomb and wished … read more
The presidency has pardoned 424 prisoners on Friday to mark Eid Al-Fitr, state news agency MENA reported. The decision is in keeping with the convention of pardoning prisoners during national and religious holidays. In addition to the release of the … read more
Minister of Interior Magdy Abdel-Ghafar has ordered policewomen to increase their public presence during Eid Al-Fitr celebrations to combat sexual harassment, Police General Abu Bakr Abdel-Karim, the minister’s aide for public relations and media, has said. Abu Bakr urged women … read more
The official Facebook page and Twitter account of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi published a message Thursday evening calling on his supporters to continue “the revolution.” The message was allegedly sent from prison where he is facing a death sentence. … read more