Abdullah al-Shamy, an Egyptian journalist who had been on hunger strike for over 100 days, was released on Tuesday night from a police station in north of Cairo, an Aswat Masriya witness said. Egypt’s top prosecutor ordered the release of … read more
Abdullah al-Shamy, correspondent of Al Jazeera channel, who was ordered by prosecutor to be freed due to his health condition, arrived at Nasr City police station to conclude procedures of his release. Shamy started a hunger strike on 21 January … read more
One young man was shot and killed in October 6 City Tuesday after he raised the victory sign to a dozen of pro-Muslim Brotherhood supporters in a march, reported youm7. The investigation team, headed by lieutenant colonel Fawzy Amer, said … read more
Al-Jazeera journalist Abdullah El-Shamy, who has been on hunger strike since January, was granted release on Monday by Egypt’s general prosecutor for health reasons. Twelve other detainees were also released for medical reasons, according to a statement by the … read more
The Food Industries Holding Company (FIHC) will finish the inventory of Zad and Seoudi markets Tuesday and the store branches will start working Wednesday, according to Ayman Salem, head of Masreya-Market that is affiliated to FIHC. The committee tasked with … read more
Ministers who will remain in their posts are: 1. Minister of Tourism – Hisham Zaazou Zaazou, 59, continues in his post as tourism minister. He is a political independent who was appointed tourism minister in August 2012. He was … read more
The Heliopolis Misdemeanour Court postponed Sunday the trial of two men accused of assaulting a policeman and harassing two women during celebrations of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s inauguration last week. The trial, postponed to 22 June, comes amid a string … read more
Egyptian authorities seized Sunday two retail outlets owned by leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, which has faced a relentless crackdown since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year. The businesses targeted were the Seoudi supermarket chain and Zad … read more
An army officer and four conscripts were wounded on Monday when a cargo train overturned in Beheira’s Kafr al-Dawar. The accident led to the halting of seven railway movements on the Cairo-Alexandria line. The train was carrying vehicles belonging to … read more
A police sergeant was killed while attempting to disperse a demonstration on Friday morning, announced the Ministry of Interior. The statement issued by the ministry said that Ahmed Shalaby Aboul Kheir was shot in the chest near Al-Basatin Police Station … read more