Egypt
Wasat Party leader still in prison, wardens uninformed of release order
August 11, 2015
Wasat Party leader still in prison, wardens uninformed of release order
The Interior Ministry’s Prisons Authority has said it had no information about a reported order to release Abul Ela Mady,…
UPDATE: Thousands vow escalation against new civil service law
August 11, 2015
UPDATE: Thousands vow escalation against new civil service law
Thousands of employees staged the largest public protest under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday against the new civil service…
Electricity consumption to hit 29,100 megawatts for 1st time in Egypt
August 11, 2015
Electricity consumption to hit 29,100 megawatts for 1st time in Egypt
The Electricity and Renewable Energy Ministry has announced that it did not lower loads on Monday despite high consumption rates, adding…
Dostour Party elects its president on August 28
August 11, 2015
Dostour Party elects its president on August 28
The committee supervising the elections of the Dostour Party said on Tuesday that the elections for party president, secretary general…
Lawyers hold emergency meeting after 8 life sentences for insulting judge
August 11, 2015
Lawyers hold emergency meeting after 8 life sentences for insulting judge
The Lawyers Syndicate held an emergency meeting on Monday after a Minya court sentenced eight lawyers to life over charges…
Four mental patients among 30 killed by heatwave
August 11, 2015
Four mental patients among 30 killed by heatwave
Soaring temperatures in Egypt killed four patients at the al-Khanka pyschological hospital in Qalyubiya, north of Cairo, on Sunday. The victims…
$300,000 seized at Cairo Airport from US citizen traveling to Lebanon
August 11, 2015
$300,000 seized at Cairo Airport from US citizen traveling to Lebanon
The Cairo International Airport authorities have on Tuesday seized $300,000 from an American passenger of Lebanese origin traveling to Lebanon. The…
Three detainees die of heat in Qaliubiya police station
August 11, 2015
Three detainees die of heat in Qaliubiya police station
Three detainees held in a cell at the Shubra al-Keima police station fainted and later died on Tuesday as a…
Osama Hafez succeeds Essam Derbala as Jama’a al-Islamiya Shura Council president
August 11, 2015
Osama Hafez succeeds Essam Derbala as Jama’a al-Islamiya Shura Council president
Leaders of the Jama'a al-Islamiya, both in Egypt or fugitive abroad, agreed to appoint Osama Hafez, vice-president of the group’s…
Egyptian Sumo champion says suffering from neglect
August 11, 2015
Egyptian Sumo champion says suffering from neglect
A simple phrase written on the Egyptian winner of the US the 15th annual US Sumo Open Ramy Abd El Aty…