Coptic Bishop Rafael has spoken again on the issue of homosexuality after suggesting gay people “need treatment”, saying that his comments were misunderstood. On Saturday, a day after the US legalised gay marriage, Bishop Rafael of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church said that … read more
Sign in About Us Last Update 20:31 Tuesday, 30 June 2015 Home EgyptPolitics | Features | Constitution 2014 World Business Opinion Arts & Culture Folk Sports Life & Style Heritage Books Multimedia UPDATE 2: Car bomb kills 3 near police station in Egypt’s 6 … read more
The European Union (EU) spokesperson said the EU would support the Egyptian government in its fight against terrorism after Monday’s car bomb attack in Cairo which killed the country’s prosecutor-general Hisham Barakat, in a statement on Monday evening. “We express … read more
Egypt Independent President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday hinted at the need for legislative changes following the assassination of Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat Monday. “The hands of justice are shackled by laws that need to be changed in order to cope … read more
The correspondent of leading Spanish daily newspaper El Pais was forced to make an emergency departure from Egypt mid-June on the advice of the Spanish Embassy that local authorities were preparing to arrest him. Ricard Gonzalez said he was “forced … read more
By Sonia Farid | Special to Al Arabiya News Tuesday, 30 June 2015 On June 29, Egyptian Prosecutor-General Hisham Barakat waskilled in a bomb attack that targeted his motorcade. Being the first terrorist attack to target a top Egyptian official … read more
The Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence released a report saying that security violations during the past 12 months has reached 272 deaths and 289 torture cases inside Egyptian prisons. Moreover, there were 119 cases of forced disappearance, 97 … read more
Cairo University Council agreed during its meeting on Monday to renew its contract with Falcon, a private security company, which will secure the University during the next academic year. The Council discussed the report of the committee charged with evaluating … read more
Two people died and 13 others were injured in an explosion that targeted their vehicle on a road between Al-Arish and Sheikh Zuweid in North Sinai Monday. According to report by state media, the vehicle was from the Transport and … read more
Moruners gathered in a military funeral on Tuesday to lay to rest Egypt’s slain top prosecutor Hisham Barakat, who was killed in a car bomb in Cairo a day earlier, amid an outpouring of condemnations. Leading the way in the … read more