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Egypt condemns London Finsbury Park attack
Egypt

Egypt condemns London Finsbury Park attack

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has condemned the violent incident that took place in front of a mosque located in Finsbury…
64% of men admit to harassing women in Egypt’s streets: report
Society

64% of men admit to harassing women in Egypt’s streets: report

Promundo, a Brazilian organization that campaigns for gender equality, recently released a study examining sexual harassment and gender inequality from…
Police officer accused of killing female political activist receives ten-year jail sentence
Egypt

Police officer accused of killing female political activist receives ten-year jail sentence

Cairo Criminal Court on Monday issued a ten-year jail sentence to the police officer charged with killing political activist Shaimaa…
Egypt ranks 14th in Global Cyber Security Index, 2nd in Arab world
Technology

Egypt ranks 14th in Global Cyber Security Index, 2nd in Arab world

The Global Cyber Security Index (GCSI) ranked Egypt’s advances in cyber security as the 14th worldwide out of a total…
Egypt restores 484 artefacts from abroad: Antiquities Minister
Science

Egypt restores 484 artefacts from abroad: Antiquities Minister

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held on Saturday a meeting with Prime Minister Sherif Esmail and Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani…
Peaceful strike should not be punishable offence: Supreme Administrative Court
Egypt

Peaceful strike should not be punishable offence: Supreme Administrative Court

Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court ruled on Saturday that peaceful strikes over work complaints are not punishable offence, even in the…
Egypt rejects Italian request to attend interrogations on Regeni’s case
Egypt

Egypt rejects Italian request to attend interrogations on Regeni’s case

Egypt rejected a request filed by Italian prosecutors asking permission to attend the interrogations of seven police officers who investigated…
Fate of Egyptian woman and her three children unknown following Grenfell Tower blaze
World

Fate of Egyptian woman and her three children unknown following Grenfell Tower blaze

In the wake of the horrible blaze that took down London’s Grenfell Tower killing 30 people, the fate of Egyptian Rania…
In photos: Five Qurans from Ottoman era seized at Cairo International Airport
Culture

In photos: Five Qurans from Ottoman era seized at Cairo International Airport

An attempt to smuggle a collection of five Ottoman era Qurans from Ethiopia failed Saturday at Cairo International Airport. Ahmed al-Rawi,…
Egypt on Armenians’ top travel destinations this year
Travel

Egypt on Armenians’ top travel destinations this year

Egypt, Greece, Georgia, and Bulgaria remain the top holiday destinations for Armenians this year, Armenpress reported this week, according to…
25-30 opposition bloc calls on Egypt’s Sisi to not ratify Red Sea islands deal
Egypt

25-30 opposition bloc calls on Egypt’s Sisi to not ratify Red Sea islands deal

The 25-30 opposition bloc in Egypt’s parliament called on Egypt’s President to not ratify the government’s deal to transfer sovereignty…
Egypt may face ban from international weightlifting federation over doping
Egypt

Egypt may face ban from international weightlifting federation over doping

The Egyptian Weightlifting Federation may be facing a hefty fine and ban from international competition for up to two years…
Al-Wafd MP declares resignation over Parliament’s approval of Red Sea Islands deal
Egypt

Al-Wafd MP declares resignation over Parliament’s approval of Red Sea Islands deal

Member of the Parliament (MP) Mohamed Fouad declared his resignation following the recent Parliamentary approval on the 2016 maritime demarcation…
Sadat Metro station closes for security reasons: Spokesperson
Egypt

Sadat Metro station closes for security reasons: Spokesperson

Sadat metro station, overlooking the renowned Egyptian Tahrir square where Egyptians stage protests, was closed starting Friday at dawn for…
42.5% of divorced women have been subjected to psychological abuse by their former husbands: CAPMAS
Egypt

42.5% of divorced women have been subjected to psychological abuse by their former husbands: CAPMAS

A study prepared by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on the prevalence of violence against Egyptian…
Egypt sends humanitarian aid shipment to war-torn South Sudan
Egypt

Egypt sends humanitarian aid shipment to war-torn South Sudan

Egypt announced its plans in sending out humanitarian aids — including food and medical supplies — on a regular basis…
Russia plans to supply Ka-52K helicopters to Egypt: TASS
Egypt

Russia plans to supply Ka-52K helicopters to Egypt: TASS

Russia will supply Ka-52K shipboard helicopters to Egypt, according to a policy decision yet to be signed, Director for International…
Five people injured in Dakahlia’s Coptic monastery blaze
Egypt

Five people injured in Dakahlia’s Coptic monastery blaze

A massive blaze erupted on Wednesday in the Coptic Monastery of Saint Damiana, located in in Dakahlia governorate in the…
Parliament officially accredits Tiran and Sanafir islands as Saudi territories
Egypt

Parliament officially accredits Tiran and Sanafir islands as Saudi territories

Egyptian Parliament approved on Wednesday the maritime demarcation deal between Egypt and Saudi Arabia that stipulates transferring sovereignty over the Red Sea…
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