A Cairo-based rights group condemned the report filed against an Egyptian actor accusing him of “treason” for criticising President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Actor Khaled Abol Naga came under heavy criticism and was faced with a smear campaign by media outlets … read more
A student who supports the Muslim Brotherhood has died inside a Cairo Police Station late Sunday due to difficulty in breathing, a security source said. Mohamed Ramadan Yehia, the deceased, was a law student at the Ain Shams University in … read more
The Interior Ministry and prominent Salafi leaders have warned against protests called for by Islamist groups opposed to the incumbent regime slated for 28 November as some proponents of the demonstrations vow an “Islamic revolution.” The opposition Salafi Front, a … read more
Ahmed Maher, the jailed former head of the April 6 Youth Movement, has broken his hunger strike, the group said in a statement on Monday. Maher, who stopped eating on 15 September, will pause his strike until his next appeal … read more
The United Arab Emirates has formally designated the Muslim Brotherhood and local affiliates as terrorist groups, state news agency WAM reported on Saturday citing a cabinet decree. The Gulf Arab state has also designated Nusra Front and the Islamic State, … read more
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Dr. Mohamed Shaker said that Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab witnessed the signing of two memoranda of understanding to generate electricity. The Minister noted that the first memo was signed between Egypt’s Electricity Holding Company … read more
Egypt‘s most dangerous militant group on Friday posted its first video message since pledging allegiance to Islamic State, with footage purporting to show that the group was behind one of the most deadly attacks on Egyptian security forces in years. … read more
A woman holds her baby close to her chest, bracing for the train to stop at Al-Shohada metro station, the only stop where Cairo’s 3.5 million daily subway passengers can change trains. “Let us come down first, people!” several passengers … read more
A militant insurgency is turning into a full-fledged war across Egypt, experts said on Thursday, hours after the army announced an assault on a navy ship, the first of its kind. The army said the “terrorist attack” on its boat … read more
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has ruled out an Islamist win during the anticipated parliament elections which he promised to run before the end of March 2015. “My bit is on the awareness of Egyptians during the next elections”, he was … read more