An Egyptian court has sentenced a man to one year in prison and fined him EGP 10,000 (1,427 US Dollar) for a verbal sexual assault. The defendant, who is in his 20’s, had harassed the victim at Dokki metro station … read more
A security source said Cairo Airport security applied the protest law to 120 policemen and dismissed them for participating in a strike. They also ordered the arrest of six others involved in the event. Abdel Hamid Darwish, the leader of … read more
Egypt’s Presidential Election Commission decided on Thursday to notify Hamdeen Sabahi that announcing his electoral program ahead of the official date for the campaigns to kick off is a clear violation, an official statement said. The commission will consider taking … read more
Recent mass death sentences in Egypt breach international law and raise concerns about Cairo’s commitment to upholding human rights, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has said. A court on Monday passed death sentences against Muslim Brotherhood leader … read more
Egypt’s authorities seized on Monday 10 artifacts that were stolen from the Egyptian Museum during the January 25 Revolution, said Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim, who announced Tuesday that Cairo will reclaim 11 other artifacts from the U.S. and Germany. The … read more
A Cairo criminal court will resume the trial of ousted President Mohamed Mursi and 131 others in the Wadi al-Natroon prison break case on Wednesday. The Muslim Brotherhood leaders are accused of collaborating with international bodies, the Palestinian Hamas and … read more
The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy has called for protests against the death sentences passed against 683 people in Minya on Monday. In a statement, the main pro-Morsi alliance said the protests would begin on Wednesday from in front of … read more
The Court for Urgent Matters has ordered the banning of all activities by the April 6 Youth Movement. Lawyer Ashraf Saeed filed the lawsuit, which accused the group of espionage and defaming the Egyptian state. He called for interim President … read more
A Muslim Brotherhood supporter was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Damietta on Monday in a demonstration denouncing death sentences announced earlier, security sources said. An Egyptian court sent on Monday the files of Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 682 … read more
The leader of al Qaeda has reportedly called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners, particularly Americans, so they can be exchanged for militants being held in jails. Ayman al Zawahiri, who was previously the extremist movement’s number two until the death … read more