Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi suggested on Thursday he was considering pardoning journalists of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera television station jailed in his country for nearly a year on charges of aiding a “terrorist organisation”. Human rights groups and Western … read more
Parents of detained Al Jazeera journalist, Peter Greste, have appealed directly to Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for their son’s release by Christmas, BBC reported Friday. Greste is one of three Al Jazeera journalists sentenced to seven years in prison … read more
Four police personnel were injured in a bomb blast in Helwan, on the southern outskirts of Cairo, Thursday afternoon, Ahram Arabic news website reported. Explosive experts and police have arrived at the site to investigate the incident. The blast occurred … read more
United Arab Emirates banks have been banned from doing business with some Islamist groups including the Muslim Brotherhood, their representative said, as the country’s central bank won powers to freeze suspect accounts for up to seven days. The government said … read more
By Mohamed Alaa Eldin A report issued in November by the Ministry of Communications showed that internet usage grew by 3.9% for August 2014 to reach a total of 46.2 million users. This represents a rise up from 44.5 million … read more
Menoufia security services arrested on Thursday Muslim Brotherhood figure Mohamed Ali Beshr, former governor and local development minister, at his house in Shebin al-Koum. A security source from the governorate’s security department said troops arrested Beshr over charges of inciting … read more
The militant group, Islamic State, has seized control of the Libyan coastal city of Derna, not far from the Egyptian borders, CNN reported. The development comes amid rising Egyptian security concerns over the mushrooming Islamist influence in Egypt’s western neighbor. … read more
Protests at Al-Azhar Girl University resulted in clashes and arrests, said Students Against the Coup (SAC) spokesmanYousef Moslem. Security forces used birdshot and tear gas to disperse the protestors, Moslem claimed. SAC had announced marches embarking from universities on Wednesday … read more
Officials at Disney deny plans to create a new theme park in Egypt, according to an email correspondence with MadaMasr. “At Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, we continually look for ways to grow our business and as part of that process, we have … read more
An Egyptian woman died a week after contracting bird flu in the city of Minya, in Upper Egypt on Wednesday. She is the third person to have died this year due to the disease. The woman, who was 30 years … read more