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Unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle pelted a police car with bullets in the ​​Aboul Nomros district south of Cairo, killing a policeman and wounding another. read more

Egypt’s military-installed authorities are tightening their grip on mosques by laying down the theme for the weekly Friday sermons, in the latest move to curb Islamist dissent. The controversial measure comes as Egypt remains deeply polarised after a government crackdown … read more

Egypt’s prosecutor-general has released Abdullah Mohamed Morsi, the son of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, a day after he was arrested for alleged possession of hashish. Morsi and his friend, Mohamed Emad El-Shamy, were arrested on Saturday afternoon at a security … read more

CAIRO, March 3 (Aswat Masriya) A police sergeant was shot dead by unknown assailants riding a motorcycle in Upper Egypt’s city of Beni Suef, state television reported on Monday.     This content is from : Aswat Masriya   read more

The Ministry of Electricity’s Nuclear Plants Authority said Sunday that concentrating only on renewable energy would not help Egypt with the current electricity crisis. read more

Mohamed Tosson, defense lawyer of deposed President Mohamed Morsy, said the defense has “surprises” that will lead to the disqualification of the judge presiding over the lawsuit trying Morsy and other Brotherhood leaders with killing protesters. Tosson said even more … read more

An Egyptian taxi driver abducted a Syrian woman and raped her along with his friend in an apartment in Cairo before they were both arrested. The woman had told the driver to take her to a shopping mall but he … read more

A detainee passed away on Saturday inside Shubra al-Kheima police station. Qalyoubia security services are making efforts to disclose reasons of the death. The detainee, 26, is accused of robbery and was given a six-month sentence. read more

Military Spokesperson Ahmed Mohamed Ali said military and police personnel raided on Saturday al-Qawadees in Arish, Sahel al-Bahr, al-Joura in Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah leading to the killing of 10 civilians and another 10 alleged extremists affiliated to the Muslim … read more

Egypt’s cabinet, led by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb, was sworn in on Saturday afternoon after a reshuffle which saw around a third of the ministers replaced. Mehleb was appointed by President Adly Mansour after the resignation of Hazem El-Beblawi on … read more