A Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Thursday police officer Yassin Salah Al-Din to 15 years in a maximum security prison on charges of beating activist Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh to death. The Socialist Popular Alliance Party responded to the sentence in a … read more
Mike Coupe, chief executive of British supermarket Sainsbury’s, was on Thursday acquitted by an Egyptian court of all charges relating to an historic business dispute. The case was brought against Sainsbury’s and Coupe by Amr el-Nasharty, with whom the firm … read more
On 14 August 2013, Special Forces from the Egyptian riot police, accompanied by infantry troops, forcefully dispersed the Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit in, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of protesters. Upon hearing the news, thousands of pro-Morsi supporters and Muslim … read more
Egypt’s Court of Cassation turned down on Thursday a challenge to the acquittal of a former tourism minister who served under toppled president Hosni Mubarak of graft. The court upheld former minister Zuhair Garana’s acquittal in the case where he … read more
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered the Interior Ministry to “intensify security presence” in vital sites, including archaeological sites, hours after police said security forces prevented an attack on a tourist site. Sisi’s issued the orders to prevent “terrorist and … read more
Reuters Egypt Independent A suicide bomber blew himself up near Egypt’s ancient Karnak temple in the southern city of Luxor on Wednesday, security sources and witnesses said, the second attack in just over one week targeting Egypt’s vital tourism industry. … read more
The US Department of State announced its officials will not meet with a delegation of Muslim Brotherhood members who are currently visiting US capital, Washington. “With respect to this delegation, the State Department is not planning a meeting with the … read more
Anonymous attackers set fire to four public transport buses affiliated to the Giza governorate at dawn on Wednesday.The incident took place in Minya al-Qamh, Sharqiya. Civil protection forces headed to the scene but the fire had completed destroyed all four … read more
A suicide car bomb attack took place Wednesday morning the area of the Al-Karnak temple in Luxor, killing two militants. The bomb injured dozens, including a third militant, a police officer and several tourists, state-run Al-Ahram reported. However, state news agency … read more
A member of the semi-official National Council for Human Rights and a long time advocate of freedoms, George Ishak was not necessarily hoping to see Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi run for president, but was willing to support him when he was elected. … read more