A Port Said criminal court sentenced two men to 15 years in prison on Sunday for the murder and rape of a five-year-old girl. Zeina was killed when the defendants threw her from the roof of a building after raping … read more
The trial of Egypt’s deposed Islamist President Mohammad Mursi and 35 others on charges of espionage and collaborating with the Palestinian Hamas movement is expected to begin on Sunday. Mursi, along with others including former aides and leaders of the … read more
The annual report, released by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders, ranked Egypt as 159th out of 180 listed countries in the 2014 World Press Freedom Index, echoing criticism from local and international media watchdogs and rights groups, which have repeatedly … read more
Russia and Egypt are nearing a $3-billion arms purchase agreement that will be financed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a Moscow newspaper reported on Friday. The two sides have already either “initialled or signed” contracts for Egypt’s … read more
The Administrative Judicial Court rejected Saturday a lawsuit filed by the lawyer Murtada Mansour demanding the closure of Youm7. The State Commissioner’s Authority recommended the court dismiss the lawsuit against Youm7, filed last September, stressing that what was published by … read more
A 12-year-old boy was killed in Minya governorate in Upper Egypt during clashes between Pro-Morsi protesters and security forces Friday afternoon. According to security sources, the boy was shot dead by birdshot rounds while he was watching the clashes from … read more
An Egyptian misdemeanor court sentenced 13 people, including seven of Khairat al-Shater’s personal guards, to two years in prison on Saturday for attacking journalists and activists last year at the Muslim Brotherhood’s headquarters. A court had referred the suspects to … read more
Clashes broke out in Cairo’s Nasr City on Friday when police forces attempted to disband a pro-Muslim Brotherhood march on Abbas al-Akkad Street, said an Aswat Masriya witness. The street is only a few metres away from Rabaa al-Adaweya Square, … read more
By: Nelly Ali 02-12-2014 Whether it is in the face of personal or structural violence enacted in the forms of physical, sexual, emotional, cultural, verbal, or financial abuse or neglect, children in Egypt face a rocky road. Many children do … read more
Relatives of Zeina Arafa, the girl who was raped and killed in Port Said, staged a vigil on Thursday outside the prosecutor general’s office to demand the court that is convening on 16 February not to postpone the verdict. Hatem … read more