The family of detained Al Jazeera English journalist Mohamed Fadel Fahmy said on Wednesday that he and his two colleagues were moved to a lower security section of the Tora prison complex. “It is confirmed that Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, Peter … read more
Al-Watan Newspaper CEO Mohamed al-Amin halted the issuing of the newspaper that was set to be distributed early Thursday, for publishing a false report about Minister of Defense Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. read more
Central Cairo Prosecution referred six teachers accused of killing a French teacher, who was being held in a jail at Qasr al-Nil Police Department, to Criminal Court. The six suspects were ordered in September by Qasr al-Nil prosecution to be … read more
Defence Minister Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said on Thursday he will run for Egypt president in elections that he is widely expected to win easily, according to a Kuwaiti newspaper. Al-Seyassah published a lengthy interview with Sisi in which he reportedly said … read more
Unknown armed men shot two soldiers of the security forces on Wednesday near Nakhas village in Sharqia governorate, killing one of them. A medical source at Zagazig Hospital told Youm7 that both soldiers were shot in the head as they … read more
Egypt’s health ministry has announced that 24 people died from the swine flu during this winter, scientifically known as the H1N1 virus. The ministry has monitored at least 273 case since October, 195 were diagnosed with the virus since December, … read more
The National Council for Human Rights on Tuesday announced intentions to form committees to look into the cases of detained minors. More than 400 students and minors have been incarcerated after clashes, protests and riots over the past three years. … read more
Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a United Nations-sponsored celebration. Egypt is among the countries with a high prevalence of FGM, but in a joint press statement released in October 2013, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) … read more
The Egyptian petroleum ministry estimates the country’s energy woes are likely to worsen in the next fiscal year, as gas production fails to meet surging domestic demand, Reuters has reported. The ministry has said that gas production is expected to … read more
