The first appearance of Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, the prime presidential runner, is expected to happen any time starting 2 May when the official nomination period is finalised by the Presidential Elections Committee (PEC), say sources of the presidential campaign of the … read more
A bomb exploded late Sunday inside a house in Azizya village, Sharqia, leading to the injury of the 3 boys who planted it, reported Youm7. Sameh el-Kelani, head of Sharqia Security Directorate, said one of the students’ fathers had been … read more
An Egyptian court sent on Monday the files of Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 682 others to the country’s Grand Mufti over violence that followed the overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi last year. The defendants are accused of inciting … read more
Egyptian authorities deported on Saturday US activist named Mary Elizabeth Marshal, 28, to New York City according to a security authority decision which included her name to lists of people banned access to the country. Security sources at Cairo International … read more
Armed assailants kidnapped an Egyptian 15-year-old girl in Libya’s Benghazi on Saturday, Egypt’s state news agency said. Libyan authorities have begun investigations to find the perpetrators, security sources told the agency. This is not the first time an Egyptian has … read more
Egypt has discovered its first case of the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in an Egyptian citizen who had recently returned from Saudi Arabia, Egypt’s Ministry of Health said on Saturday. The virus, which can cause coughing, fever and pneumonia, … read more
Egyptian preacher and Vice President of the Salafist Call Yasser Burhami has stirred controversy with a new religious edict, or fatwa, allowing men to let their wives be raped if they fear for their lives. In another fatwa, he graphically … read more
A supporter of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood was killed on Friday in clashes with the security forces in Fayoum province, south of Cairo, medical sources said. The woman, Reda Dahish, died after being hit by birdshot in her stomach. Six other … read more
Reports about an alleged pledge by presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabahi to try former army chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi have sparked a heated controversy in Egypt. “Such statements would help Egyptians make their minds about the presidential candidates,” Tarek al-Kholi, a member … read more
The Egyptian military said on Thursday it had gained “complete control over the situation” in the Sinai Peninsula, where Islamist insurgents have been carrying out attacks against security forces for several months. Violence has spiralled in the Sinai since last … read more