Ahram journalists sentenced for ‘spreading false news’ on former Justice Minister
Egypt
July 31, 2016
Ahram journalists sentenced for ‘spreading false news’ on former Justice Minister
An Egyptian court sentenced two journalists from Al-Ahram online news portal, on Sunday, to prison and a fine respectively for…
Court sets date to review Geneina’s appeal against prison sentence
Egypt
July 31, 2016
Court sets date to review Geneina’s appeal against prison sentence
On Sunday, New Cairo Misdemeanor Court of Appeals set September 8 as the date to review an appeal filed by the…
Court upholds sentence against TV host Islam al-Behairy
Egypt
July 31, 2016
Court upholds sentence against TV host Islam al-Behairy
Cairo Court of Cassation rejected on Sunday an appeal filed by the Islamic researcher Islam al-Beheiry and upheld a one-year…
Routine arrest turns into fatal shooting and mobbing of policeman in Daqahliya
Egypt
July 31, 2016
Routine arrest turns into fatal shooting and mobbing of policeman in Daqahliya
One citizen was killed, and two others injured by police in Mazloum village, Daqahliya province, in an attempted arrest that…
Church delegation to visit Jerusalem over monastery contested with Ethiopia
Egypt
July 31, 2016
Church delegation to visit Jerusalem over monastery contested with Ethiopia
A Coptic Orthodox Church delegation is to visit Jerusalem on Tuesday in response to an invitation from the Ethiopian Orthodox…
Hot and humid weather, some patchy cloud on Monday
Egypt
July 31, 2016
Hot and humid weather, some patchy cloud on Monday
Hot and humid weather is predicted for Cairo and the delta on Monday, with an average temperature of 36 degrees centigrade…
Gov’t meet with IMF over possible US$12 loan, some conditions refused
Egypt
July 31, 2016
Gov’t meet with IMF over possible US$12 loan, some conditions refused
A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrived in Egypt on Saturday for an official visit to discuss a…
Hurghada—Sharm el-Shaikh ferry sets sail for 1st time in 3 years
Egypt
July 30, 2016
Hurghada—Sharm el-Shaikh ferry sets sail for 1st time in 3 years
La Pes Pespassenger ferry set sail from Hurghada this morning, heading to Sharm El-Sheikh on her first crossing in three…
Court to resume Red Sea islands case on August 13
Egypt
July 30, 2016
Court to resume Red Sea islands case on August 13
Egyptian lawyers ceded, on Saturday, a request to replace the judges presiding over a government appeal against a former verdict…
Parliament pressured to halt investigation into wheat embezzlement: sources
Egypt
July 30, 2016
Parliament pressured to halt investigation into wheat embezzlement: sources
Parliament speaker Ali Abdel Aal has rejected a request to extend the time set for a fact-finding committee's investigations into…