Egypt
Cambridge PhD students protest at Egyptian Embassy in Rome over student’s killing
February 26, 2016
Cambridge PhD students protest at Egyptian Embassy in Rome over student’s killing
Dozens of PhD students from Cambridge University's Italy branch staged a protest Thursday at the Egyptian Embassy in Rome to…
Egypt’s new ambassador to Israel officially holds office after 3-year gap
February 26, 2016
Egypt’s new ambassador to Israel officially holds office after 3-year gap
The new Egyptian ambassador to Israel was welcomed on Thursday at the President's House in Tel Aviv as the Israeli…
Egyptian doctor convicted of FGM loses license
February 26, 2016
Egyptian doctor convicted of FGM loses license
Doctor Raslan Fadl's license was revoked on Thursday, months after he was found guilty of killing 13-year old Suhair al-Bataa,…
Sisi starts Asian tour with visit to Kazakhstan
February 26, 2016
Sisi starts Asian tour with visit to Kazakhstan
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in the early hours of Friday morning in Astana, the capital of the Republic of…
Egypt sentences Christian teens to jail for contempt of Islam
February 26, 2016
Egypt sentences Christian teens to jail for contempt of Islam
An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced three Coptic Christian teenagers to five years in jail for contempt of Islam after…
Italian killing highlights assault on academic freedom in Egypt
February 26, 2016
Italian killing highlights assault on academic freedom in Egypt
When a colleague in Holland asked historian Pascale Ghazaleh this month whether to send a group of students to Egypt,…
Sisi’s tears seen seven times in the media
February 25, 2016
Sisi’s tears seen seven times in the media
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi cried in front of the media seven times, the last of which was seen on Wednesday. The…
13 detained Egyptian sailors deported from Yemen: official
February 25, 2016
13 detained Egyptian sailors deported from Yemen: official
Thirteen Egyptian sailors detained in Yemen due to political and economic circumstances have been released, Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular…
First Egyptian female police chief among UN mission in Morocco narrates experience
February 25, 2016
First Egyptian female police chief among UN mission in Morocco narrates experience
Colonel Nahed Salah, head of the police department at the UN Peacekeeping Mission to Morocco, has narrated her experience as…
Sisi’s ‘Egypt Vision 2030’ speech garners positive, negative reactions
February 25, 2016
Sisi’s ‘Egypt Vision 2030’ speech garners positive, negative reactions
Reactions from the media and politicians varied in response to an hour and a half long speech delievered by President…