Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi cut short a visit to the Ethiopian capital for an African Union summit, following a wave of deadly attacks on Thursday night in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula claimed by Islamic State’s Egypt wing. Sisi’s office said … read more
Islamic State’s Egypt wing claimed a series of attacks that killed at least 27 security personnel on Thursday in some of the worst anti-government violence in months, after commemorations around the anniversary of the 2011 uprising turned deadly in the … read more
By Bjørn Lomborg Violence holds a huge cost for our world. Globally, the cost runs to more than 11% of the world’s GDP. But this is not mostly about the highly visible violence that dominates TV and news. Civil wars … read more
The head of the State Information Service (SIS) assembled a group of predominately foreign journalists on Wednesday to urge them to increase their reportage of the government’s angle, following days in which Egypt has been scrutinised in the world’s media … read more
A number of Egyptian women plan protest Thursday in the same place where 33-year-old activist and mother Shaimaa El-Sabagh was shot dead Saturday, condemning the police that they accuse of killing El-Sabagh. “We are the women who witnessed what happened … read more
Members of Tamarud youth group will run for seats in parliament as independents, a spokesman said, despite a court ruling on Wednesday rejecting the group’s founding of a political party. Earlier today, the Supreme Administrative Court rejected the group’s request … read more
When Gamal and Alaa Mubarak, the two sons of Egypt’s former president, deposed in 2011, were released from prison on 26 January, most local and foreign media attention was focused on Gamal. Agreement is widespread that that the release of … read more
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded inside the Kom Ombo court in the southern Egyptian city of Aswan on Wednesday, a security official said. Ashraf Atris, the director of the police’s civil protection unit told Aswat Masriya that the explosion … read more
A bomb went off near a checkpoint Tuesday evening injuring seven security personnel in Qaliubya, in Greater Cairo. Two more bombs were found close to a checkpoint in Qena Wednesday. One of the Qena devices was a sound bomb, which … read more
Egypt’s ministry of foreign affairs said global condemnations to violence in Egypt are completely devoid of reality, in a statement on Tuesday. The United States, United Kingdom and United Nations all expressed condemnation of the deadly violence that broke out … read more