For over a week, speculation has been rife about the significance of the recent release of moderate Muslim Brotherhood figures Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Maqsoud and Helmy El-Gazzar pending trial. “There are more questions than answers, really,” said a source close to … read more
Nine people were killed on Tuesday as families visiting their newly-enrolled relatives at a military institute in Sharqiya overcrowded to access the institute. The institute’s administration closed all but one entrance door to the institute to be able to search … read more
Eleven security personnel were killed in an attack on a security convoy in North Sinai on Tuesday. Interior Ministry spokesman Hany Abdel Latif told Aswat Masriya that a landmine exploded on the Rafah-Sheikh Zuweid road. Two more security personnel were injured … read more
Two children died and another was injured on Monday when two buildings collapsed in Upper Egypt’s Sohag, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. A boy died in Sohag’s Gerga, when the roof of his family home collapsed. While in Tama, … read more
Minister of Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa warned Monday of grave consequences if there is no “firm stand against recently released Muslim Brotherhood leaders”. Gomaa warned in a statement posted on the ministry’s website that the Brotherhood will assign roles to … read more
Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta, a semi-governmental religious body responsible for issuing fatwas, said Saturday that chatting between male and female strangers on the internet is prohibited unless it is extremely necessary. Answering an FAQ about religious rules on chatting on Dar … read more
Egypt’s Ministry of Solidarity extended on Sunday a deadline for NGOs to register their existence with the ministry or else face legal investigation, a statement by the National Human Rights Council read. The ultimatum, announced in July in state-owned … read more
Sinai residents salvaged two decapitated youths’ bodies in south Rafah in the early hours of Sunday. The two young men were “mysteriously kidnapped” on Saturday, according to eyewitness accounts. Security sources said the police are continuously exerting efforts to identify … read more
A huge fire erupted Saturday in Cairo’s Shubra neighbourhood, destroying more than 50 shops reported Al-Ahram Arabic website. Seventeen firefighting trucks were sent to the scene to control the blaze. Several injuries, mainly from smoke inhalation, have been reported. … read more
The Giza Criminal Court sentenced on Saturday Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and seven others to life in prison for inciting clashes outside al-Istiqama Mosque in July 2013. Six other defendants were sentenced to death in absentia on Saturday. They … read more