In an unexpected move, the head of Maadi prosecution released three detainees who were being held for longer than the legal duration allows. The prosecution head’s sudden visit to the police station followed several complaints filed against the crowding inside … read more
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced six people, including two Al-Jazeera employees, to death for allegedly passing documents related to national security to Qatar and the Doha-based TV network during the rule of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Morsi, the top … read more
Five years after the 2011 revolution, Egypt’s economy remains stalled and far from recovery, concluded a report issued by the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East in Washington DC on the economic downturn in Egypt after the 2011 uprising. … read more
EgyptAir has created a website for the families of those killed in flight MS804, which crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on May 19. The website www.flight804.com is part of a package of efforts aimed at easing communication and keeping families … read more
Egypt’s foreign ministry criticised on Sunday the Qatari statement that condemned the verdict issued on Saturday against former president Mohamed Mursi and 10 others in the case dubbed as “Qatar espionage case”. In a statement following the verdict, Qatar condemned … read more
Hend El-Behary The National Council for Women (NCW) has launched an awareness-raising campaign in Ramadan titled “Al Ta’ Marbouta is your strength” to support and empower Egyptian women, sending a message on the importance of women’s participation in all economic, … read more
Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Saturday ousted president Mohamed Morsi to life in prison as well as a 15-year prison sentence in what is known as the Qatar espionage case. The court also confirmed the death sentences against six of Morsi’s … read more
Cairo Court hands down ruling against Morsi over ‘spying for Qatar’ charge A Cairo Criminal Court, held in Police Academy, will hand down Saturday its ruling in the trial of former president Mohamed Morsi and ten members of the outlawed … read more
Aswat Masriya Ten local rights groups announced on Wednesday the launch of the “Voices Behind Bars” campaign to defend “hundreds of young people” currently detained for exercising their right of freedom of opinion and expression. In a joint statement, the … read more
Egypt’s prison authority granted 110 inmates amnesty for the rest of their prison terms and paroled 139 others, the interior ministry said on Thursday. The ministry did not specify if the pardoned inmates include political prisoners. The amnesty decision comes … read more