Sinai residents salvaged two decapitated youths’ bodies in south Rafah in the early hours of Sunday. The two young men were “mysteriously kidnapped” on Saturday, according to eyewitness accounts. Security sources said the police are continuously exerting efforts to identify … read more
A huge fire erupted Saturday in Cairo’s Shubra neighbourhood, destroying more than 50 shops reported Al-Ahram Arabic website. Seventeen firefighting trucks were sent to the scene to control the blaze. Several injuries, mainly from smoke inhalation, have been reported. … read more
The Giza Criminal Court sentenced on Saturday Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and seven others to life in prison for inciting clashes outside al-Istiqama Mosque in July 2013. Six other defendants were sentenced to death in absentia on Saturday. They … read more
Ninety remote-controlled toy planes were seized by harbour police in Egypt’s Ain Sokhna port over fears they could be used for spying, state news agency MENA reported. According to MENA, the investigation unit of harbour police received information an attempted … read more
Residents of Nagaa Shabana in North Sinai’s Rafah discovered a young man’s severed head on Friday. The 23-year-old victim was kidnapped on Thursday near his house by armed men driving an SUV, according to witness accounts. The police are currently … read more
The next academic year will begin at schools on September 20, Minister of Education Mahmoud Abu al-Nasr told state-run news agency MENA on Saturday. Abu al-Nasr denied any intention to change or amend the date of the academic year’s start. … read more
Rights groups have expressed concern for the future of Egypt’s civil society organisations as the registration deadline looms amid reports of refusals by the authorities. The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) has sent a memorandum to President Abdel … read more
An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced two supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to death and 43 others – including a minor – to jail terms from one year to life, in several cases relating to violence after Morsi’s … read more
A Sinai-based militant group said on Thursday it had beheaded four Egyptians, accusing them of providing Israel with intelligence for an airstrike that killed three of its fighters. Four headless corpses were found in the Sinai Peninsula earlier this month, security sources said — the … read more
Together We Can initiative aims to raise the quality of education in Egypt in three stages, Minister of Education Mahmoud Abou el-Nasr said in a statement Monday. The ministry is targeting 19 million students throughout the country and established 1,150 … read more