A misdemeanor court sentenced the campus manager of Al-Azhar University to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for a mass food poisoning incident that took place earlier this year. The court also sentenced the kitchen manager and eight chefs to … read more
Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef last night accepted a Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), one of four media figures who “face imprisonment and other threats for exposing realities”. The nonprofit organization’s annual awards ceremony recognizes journalists … read more
Kuwait’s Al-Rai newspaper quoted Egyptian officials as saying that 17 people were recently arrested on suspicion of working as spies in conjunction with the Mossad and operating in Cairo and other Egyptian cities. The 17 hold various citizenships. The sources … read more
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party denounced on Tuesday the arrest of Mahmoud el-Khodiery from his Alexandria residence. Khodiery was the head of the legislative committee of the people’s assembly under the Mohamed Mursi administration and also occupied the … read more
Interior Ministry has officially begun enforcing the controversial protest law, issued on Sunday. Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim held a meeting with his deputies to consider ways of implementing the law. read more
The Egyptian Tourist Authority (ETA), in collaboration with the Centre for Documentation of Cultural & Natural Heritage (CULTNAT), has launched a new mobile app ‘EgyptTravel’. The new app is designed to allow potential and existing visitors to the country the … read more
Comedian Bassem Youssef known as Egypt’s Jon Stewart is fighting a legal battle with the network that canceled his show a week after he made fun of the country’s new military leaders, prompting concerns for freedom of speech in the … read more
Egypt‘s interim president signed into law on Sunday a bill that rights groups have said sharply curbs the rights of citizens to assemble and protest peacefully. State television reported that Adli Mansour had signed the bill, which requires protests to … read more
Egyptian authorities on Sunday closed three main squares in Cairo and Giza in anticipation of protests planned by pro-democracy groups to mark 100 days since the bloody dispersal of two sit-ins by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. The iconic … read more
Egypt woke up to the shocking murder and attempted rape of 5-year-old Zeina Arafa. In a nation boiling with political unrest, social and religious oppression, the murder and rape attempt of the 5-year-old girl from Port Said, one of the … read more