Egypt
Top IS leader killed in Sinai: military sources
January 27, 2016
Top IS leader killed in Sinai: military sources
Army forces carrying out raids in the restive Sinai Peninsula killed a top leader of a militant group that pledged…
Writer’s jail sentence over blasphemy draws intelligentsia criticisms
January 27, 2016
Writer’s jail sentence over blasphemy draws intelligentsia criticisms
Media and intellectual figures have voiced discontent with a three-year sentence handed down on journalist Fatema Naout on Tuesday over…
Bassem Youssef hails balloon condom prank on police
January 27, 2016
Bassem Youssef hails balloon condom prank on police
Bassem Youssef has praised two young actors at the center of a humiliating and controversial prank targetting police officers celebrating…
Sadat metro station to stay closed Wednesday, Thursday
January 27, 2016
Sadat metro station to stay closed Wednesday, Thursday
Anwar al-Sadat metro station will remain closed on Wednesday and Thursday for a third and fourth day, the Egyptian Company…
One mild injury from Monufiya court blast: ministry
January 27, 2016
One mild injury from Monufiya court blast: ministry
One restaurant worker was mildly wounded when an IED exploded outside a court in Monufiya on Wednesday, the Health Ministry…
Rain continues to drown Cairo’s streets
January 27, 2016
Rain continues to drown Cairo’s streets
Rain continued to fall across most of Cairo early on Wednesday, with streets flooded and visibility limited for drivers. Meteorologists had…
Balloon condom prank on January 25 causes uproar
January 26, 2016
Balloon condom prank on January 25 causes uproar
A young actor and a comedy show anchor posted a short video of them blowing up condoms and giving them to…
Columnist Fatema Naout gets 3 years in jail for blasphemy
January 26, 2016
Columnist Fatema Naout gets 3 years in jail for blasphemy
A Cairo misdemeanor court sentenced columnist Fatema Naout to three years in jail and a LE20,000 fine over charges of…
Egypt’s auditor to be questioned on judiciary insult January 31
January 26, 2016
Egypt’s auditor to be questioned on judiciary insult January 31
Central Auditing Organization chief Hesham Geneina will be interrogated on January 31 by a judge assigned by the Cairo Appeals…
Egyptian troops in Saudi Arabia for joint military exercise: Egyptian Armed Forces
January 26, 2016
Egyptian troops in Saudi Arabia for joint military exercise: Egyptian Armed Forces
Several Egyptian military units headed to Saudi Arabia on Monday to take part in “Thunder of the North", a joint…