Qatar expressed “deep concern” on Wednesday over a death sentence handed down by an Egyptian court against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and called for his release. The United States has branded the sentencing of Egypt’s first democratically elected president … read more
A police officer was killed and three conscripts were injured in a double blast which targeted a police armoured vehicle in North Sinai’s al-Arish city early Wednesday, police sources said. The explosion damaged a number of houses and set a … read more
The two trials of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi for espionage and prison escape charges were “politically motivated” and “compromised by due process violations”, Human Rights Watch said. The international watchdog said in a statement released late Tuesday that the … read more
Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Mursi was sentenced to death by a Cairo court on Tuesday for accusations of escaping from the Wadi al-Natroun prison. Also sentenced to death are Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie, his deputy Rashad Bayoumi, and leading Brotherhood … read more
Transport Minister Hani Dahi visited on Monday Cairo’s Sadat metro station – which lies under the capital’s iconic Tahrir Square – ahead of its reopening on Wednesday after an almost two-year closure. Dahi checked maintenance and security procedures at the … read more
Unknown assailants bombed three electricity pylons in Giza’s Awsim late Sunday, which led to a power outage in a number of districts, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. Two of the pylons collapsed, while the third did not, a security source … read more
Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Mursi was sentenced to life in prison and 16 others to death on Tuesday in an espionage case. Mursi and 35 other defendants were charged with espionage, disclosing state secrets to foreign countries, funding terrorism, conducting … read more
The new canal being dug in Egypt’s Suez will launch on August 6, the Suez Canal Authority chairman announced on Saturday. The project will both see the construction of a parallel canal to Egypt’s Suez Canal and the expansion of … read more
A number of Egyptian media hosts have been telling viewers that if anyone criticizes President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, his decisions and the positions of the state, they should leave the country. This false dichotomy perpetuated in Egyptian media links support for … read more
An Egyptian court of cassation cancelled on Saturday the death sentence for North Sinai Islamist militant Adel Habara and six others in the case known as “Rafah’s second massacre, “ordering a retrial. In December, Cairo Criminal Court issued death sentences … read more