An Egyptian appeals court ordered on Thursday the release of two journalists from the Qatari Al Jazeera news network on bail pending their retrial. Al Jazeera’s Canadian national Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian national Baher Mohamed are being retried for defaming Egypt … read more
Canadian Ambassador to Egypt Ferry de Kerckhove will meet Egypt`s general prosecutor Hisham Barakat on Wednesday over Egyptian-Canadian jailed Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy. Kerckhove, along with a Canadian delegation, are meeting Barakat to discuss legal procedures that should be taken … read more
The Court of Cassation overturned death sentences on Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and 34 others on Wednesday. The defendants were charged with storming a police station in Al-Minya, and killing a police officer and eight other people, following … read more
Accidents caused by a dust storm in Egypt have left seven people dead and 21 injured, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The inclement weather started on Tuesday and continued through Wednesday, causing accidents in six cities across the nation. … read more
US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said she does not believe the use of US dollars between Egypt and Russia will end. Psaki’s comments came despite Russian President Vladimir Putin declaring that the two countries might use their national currencies in … read more
Sinai-based militant group Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis (ABM) released a new video online early Tuesday showing the beheading of eight men from North Sinai tribes, alledgedly for collaborating with Egyptian armed forces and Israeli Mossad. The 13-minute video starts with images … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin have signed an agreement for Russia to construct a nuclear power plant to generate electricity in Egypt, the Ahram Arabic news website reported on Tuesday. The power plant is one … read more
Three separate explosions occurred outside police stations in Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria on Tuesday, leaving 10 people injured. Alexandria Security Director Amin Ezz el-Din told Aswat Masriya that one Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off in the vicinity of the … read more
The Democratic Current electoral coalition decided on Monday not to issue a binding decision for its members regarding whether to join or boycott Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary polls, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. The alliance, which includes the left-of-centre Constitution Party, … read more
Egypt’s East Cairo Prosecution ordered early Tuesday the detention of 21 individuals arrested in the deadly violence which erupted ahead of a football game on Sunday, leaving 19 killed. The detainees are accused of attacking security personnel, vandalising police cars … read more