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At least three people have been killed in an explosion on a tourist bus in Egypt’s Sinai region near the Israeli border, reports have said. read more

A Port Said criminal court sentenced two men to 15 years in prison on Sunday for the murder and sexual assault of a five-year-old girl. According to Article 122 of Egypt’s Child Law, the defendants, Mahmoud Mohamed Mahmoud, 17, and … read more

Death toll of the swine flu virus, known as H1N1, has reached 52 since December, out of 424 cases of infection, Health Ministry announced. In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said four patients have died from swine flu over … read more

Leading leftist figure Hamdeen Sabbahi, the only candidate so far in Egypt’s presidential elections, has invited army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to take part in a live debate should the latter decided to run. Sabbahi, during his participation in Tahrir Salon … read more

A Port Said criminal court sentenced two men to 15 years in prison on Sunday for the murder and rape of a five-year-old girl. Zeina was killed when the defendants threw her from the roof of a building after raping … read more

The trial of Egypt’s deposed Islamist President Mohammad Mursi and 35 others on charges of espionage and collaborating with the Palestinian Hamas movement is expected to begin on Sunday. Mursi, along with others including former aides and leaders of the … read more

The annual report, released by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders, ranked Egypt as 159th out of 180 listed countries in the 2014 World Press Freedom Index, echoing criticism from local and international media watchdogs and rights groups, which have repeatedly … read more

Russia and Egypt are nearing a $3-billion arms purchase agreement that will be financed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a Moscow newspaper reported on Friday. The two sides have already either “initialled or signed” contracts for Egypt’s … read more

The Administrative Judicial Court rejected Saturday a lawsuit filed by the lawyer Murtada Mansour demanding the closure of Youm7. The State Commissioner’s Authority recommended the court dismiss the lawsuit against Youm7, filed last September, stressing that what was published by … read more

A 12-year-old boy was killed in Minya governorate in Upper Egypt during clashes between Pro-Morsi protesters and security forces Friday afternoon. According to security sources, the boy was shot dead by birdshot rounds while he was watching the clashes from … read more