An Egyptian criminal court referred to the Grand Mufti on Tuesday a death sentence issued against a man convicted of raping a 20-month-old child in the Nile Delta governorate of Daqahliya last month. The court is expected to confirm the … read more
At almost 5pm Cairo local time (3pm GMT), Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi showed Pope Francis to the Alitalia plane that would fly him back to the Vatican, bidding him farewell after a 27-hour visit rightly described as historic. Pope Francis … read more
Hend El-Behary The Egyptian Foundation for Advancement of the Childhood Condition (EFACC) revealed in its monthly report that March 2017 saw the highest rates of child abuse in Egypt over the last five years. In March alone, at least 1,121 … read more
Cairo Criminal Court handed 20 defendants, involved in the violent Kerdasa clashes, death sentences and ordered referral of their papers to Grand Mufti for consultation during Monday’s final court session. Referral of defendants’ papers to the Grand Mufti is mandatory … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Number of tourists coming to Egypt last March to reach 654,900 visitors, compared to 440,700 during March 2016. That number is also increased compared to February 2017, when 539,100 visitors entered the country, the Central Agency for Public … read more
Taha Sakr With Egypt already under a nationwide state of emergency in the aftermath of two deadly attacks that targeted churches in Tanta and Alexandria, Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghafar issued instructions for secret police to be deployed in Egypt’s … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Mona al-Sayed, known in the local media as the ‘Woman with the Cart’ received on Saturday the gift of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, which is a Suzuki Van, promised by the president when he met her at the … read more
The Egyptian and Russian foreign ministers agreed in a phonecall on Friday to meet in Cairo at the end of May, along with the two countries’ defence ministers, an Egyptian ministry spokesman announced. Ahmed Abu Zeid, the official foreign affairs … read more
Minister of Interior Magdy Abdel Ghaffar met a number of aides and security directors from different departments on Saturday, and he asserted that the times ahead will include several security challenges, with militancy topping the list. According to a statement … read more
The Egyptian and United States navies have commenced their latest joint exercise, “Eagle Salute 2017”, in the regional waters of the Red Sea, the Egyptian military said in a statement on Sunday. The naval exercise is part of the Egyptian … read more