Egyptian authorities have arrested an Islamist militant jailed over the assassination of Anwar Sadat, for plotting bomb attacks on behalf of al Qaeda since his release from prison in 2012, security sources said on Tuesday. Nabil al-Maghraby, a former naval … read more
Joint troops of police and military have raided what officials are calling terrorist safe havens in North Sinai, arresting 54 militants. According to a statement by the armed forces, 12 of these safe havens were destroyed. Officials said the group … read more
Egyptian authorities have detained senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam El-Erian, an Interior Ministry source said on Wednesday, the latest arrest in a government crackdown against the Islamist movement. Erian, the deputy leader of the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice party, was … read more
Egypt’s interim government arrested senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam al-Erian on Wednesday, said the state-owned news agency. Erian is a prominent leader in Egypt’s Islamist group and deputy head of its political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party. No further … read more
The Board of State Commissioners of Egypt’s High Administrative Court has advised the annulment of a decision made under President Mohamed Mursi allowing his son and daughter to maintain their Egyptian citizenship whilst holding the American passport. The board asked … read more
The German Foreign Ministry has modified traveling instructions to Egypt, referring to the calm situation in the governorates of Luxor, Aswan and cities stretching along the Nile, allowing travel to the Sinai Peninsula as well. A statement by Egyptian Foreign … read more
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he may visit Egypt in the coming weeks in what would be his first trip since the army toppled the country’s democratically elected president on July 3. Ties between Washington and … read more
Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat has referred charges against Bassem Youssef, presenter of CBC’s hugely popular show El-Bernameg, to the Cairo Appeal Prosecution for investigation. Youssef is charged with insulting the president and Egypt’s defense minister, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. read more
The family of an Egyptian kung fu champion says he has been banned from representing the country after he showed support for ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi during a tournament in Russia, although the government denied the accusation. In a … read more
Cairo’s criminal court excused itself on Tuesday from ruling in the case of Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and his deputy, Khairat al-Shater, who are accused of inciting violence. A prosecutor had referred Badie, Shater and other Brotherhood leaders … read more