A Cairo prosecutor ordered on Monday the detention of six people for 15 days pending investigations into charges of inciting illegal protests on 11 November, Ahram Arabic website reported. Eight others were ordered detained on Sunday for 15 days pending … read more
Parliament approved on Monday the final draft of the government’s Illegal Immigration Law after failing last week to approve it due to the absence of the required number of MPs for voting. Five members rejected the bill and two abstained … read more
AP A top aide of Syrian President Bashar Assad has visited Cairo to coordinate with Egypt in the fight against terrorism in the region. Syria’s state news agency reported on Monday that Maj. Gen. Ali Mamlouk, head of the National … read more
By Aswat Masriya CAIRO, Oct 17 (Aswat Masriya) – Syria’s National Security Bureau Chief Ali Mamlouk visited Cairo to coordinate with Egypt in the fight against terrorism, Syria’s state-owned news agency SANA reported on Monday. Following an invitation by Egypt, Mamlouk headed a … read more
By Aswat Masriya CAIRO, Oct 17 (Aswat Masriya) – A number of activists and rights groups launched a social media campaign on Monday, calling for the release of Aya Hegazy who has been in pre-trial detention for 900 days. Since … read more
Seven non-governmental organisations working in gender rights welcomed the legal amendments made to the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Law, but also expressed their scepticism of the enforcement mechanisms, in a joint statement on Sunday. In late August, the parliament ratified … read more
(Aswat Masriya) – Telecom companies Vodafone Egypt and Etisalat Misr have signed deals to buy fourth-generation (4G) mobile licences, the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) announced on Sunday. This comes three days after Orange Egypt signed a $484 million worth deal to … read more
As the Ministry of Interior announced plans for mobile police stations to deal with civilian concerns, three prisoners died in Tanta, Qalyubia, and Gharbia from 12-14 October. The latest round of incidents took place on Friday when a prisoner named Sameh … read more
Hend El-Behary Egyptian member of parliament Mariam Azer has proposed a bill calling for equal punishments for men and women in cases of adultery, a suggestion that has provoked strong reactions among her fellow MPs and political figures. While the … read more
By Aswat Masriya CAIRO, Oct 13 (Aswat Masriya) – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi denied on Thursday that the suspension of Saudi oil shipments is linked to Egypt’s vote on two resolutions at the UN Security Council on Syria. He said … read more