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State security prosecution decided Tuesday to detain Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, sons of ousted President Hosni Mubarak for 15 days pending investigations in the case known in the media as the ‘presidential palaces’ case. Hosni Mubarak is...
The presidency has condemned the explosions that took place in Boston Marathon on Monday, which left three killed and at least 152 injured, and offered condolences. A brief statement said, “The presidency offers condolences to the American...
“Months of achievements...President Morsy builds Egypt anew,” published by the Muslim Brotherhood, intends to lay out the achievements of Morsy and those around him. A source told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the book is only being distributed...
Alexandria Criminal Court sentenced Osama al-Konayyessy, former officer at the dissolved State Security Investigation Service (SSIS), to 15 years in prison and fined him LE10,000 Tuesday. He was convicted of killing Salafi Sayed Belal, who was held...
Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi testified at Giza Criminal Court at the Police Academy for 30 minutes Tuesday at the trial of dozens of senior intelligence officers accused of ordering the destruction of important documents. The defendants in...
Dozens of Zamalek Club Ultras, known as the White Knights, closed the gates of the Ministry of Sports in Cairo to protest a decision denying them attendance at all football games Tuesday morning. Ministry security officials negotiated with the...
A report by a fact-finding committee appointed by President Mohamed Morsy that had implicated the Armed Forces in torture and other human rights abuses against protesters during the 25 January revolution did not, in fact, contain any evidence that...
Controversial talk show host Tawfiq Okasha, owner of the private Al-Faraeen satellite channel, was acquitted on charges of defaming the president on Monday. The Nasr City Misdemeanor Court also threw out the lawsuit against Okasha that was filed by...
The Egyptian judiciary is “pulling the country into an abyss,” the Islamic Jihad movement warned on Monday following news that the South Cairo Criminal Court had ruled to release former President Hosni Mubarak from his pre-trial...
The General Authority for Veterinary Services is considering putting an end to its practice of poisoning and shooting stray dogs, and instead adopting sterilization as a method of reducing their rate of reproduction, as recommended by the World...