An Egyptian Christian couple were murdered and their daughter kidnapped on Tuesday in Libya in what Libyan officials said may have been an attack motivated by religion. “Unidentified armed men killed Christian Egyptian doctor Magdi Sobhi Toufik and his wife … read more
Renowned television host Bassem Youssef and “QSoft Ltd,” the production company behind his hit television show, “El-Bernmag” were fined LE100 million in compensation to CBC Network, reported Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website. The Cairo Regional Center International for International Commercial Arbitration … read more
Qatar’s controversial Al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr (Al-Jazeera Egypt) announced on Monday that it is broadcasting its last news items before closure, as reconciliation efforts to mend tensions between Egypt and Qatar continue. A statement published by the Al-Jazeera said Al-Jazeera Mubasher … read more
Unknown saboteurs bombed on Tuesday the main gas pipeline south of al-Arish in Sinai, repeating what has become a common occurrence since the January 25 uprising which toppled Hosni Mubarak in 2011. Security sources said the targeted pipeline provided gas … read more
A lower-ranking policeman and a police conscript were detained on Sunday on suspicion of raping a woman in Cairo, one of several recent alleged sexual assaults that involve police. Initial investigations showed that the defendants raped the victim in an … read more
“Do not be afraid my son, you are a man!” shouted the relative of one of the defendants charged with homosexuality as she was pushed out of the courtroom in which more than two dozen men were standing trial. The … read more
A court in Cairo has sentenced an Egyptian to 10 years in jail and two Mossad officers to life in prison on charges of spying for Israel, a judicial source said late on Saturday. Egyptian Mohamed Ali Abdelbaky Hassanin was … read more
Egypt was handed 10 Apache helicopters from the US, official military spokesperson Mohamed Samir confirmed to state media Saturday. The shipment follows an August deal and is part of the US military aid to Egypt. The announcement was made to … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decree appointing a new director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Services to replace Mohamed Farid al-Tohamy, a security source said. The source, who preferred to remain anonymous, told Aswat Masriya on Saturday that Tohamy’s … read more
