Egypt
UPDATE: Egypt security forces kill 22 suspected militants in North Sinai
June 22, 2015
UPDATE: Egypt security forces kill 22 suspected militants in North Sinai
Egyptian security forces killed 22 suspected militants who were planning to target security forces in the restive North Sinai province…
Customs authority chief: New tax evasion tactics found
June 22, 2015
Customs authority chief: New tax evasion tactics found
Magdy Abdel Aziz, head of the customs authority, said approximately 3,500 reports of tax evasion were filed over the past…
Minister: Sharm el-Sheikh provided with smart monitoring cams
June 22, 2015
Minister: Sharm el-Sheikh provided with smart monitoring cams
The South Sinai resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh has been provided with smart monitoring cameras on all of its main…
Security sources: Blasts in Egypt’s North Sinai wound police, civilians
June 22, 2015
Security sources: Blasts in Egypt’s North Sinai wound police, civilians
At least eight policemen and civilians were wounded on Monday when explosions hit two houses in Egypt's El-Arish, the provincial…
Presidential palace demo for prisoners release ends peacefully
June 22, 2015
Presidential palace demo for prisoners release ends peacefully
Tens of female activists outside the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace left the area late Sunday after a one-hour protest calling for…
Military tribunal sentences 14 to life in absentia
June 22, 2015
Military tribunal sentences 14 to life in absentia
A military tribunal in Egypt's north-eastern city of Suez sentenced 14 people to life in absentia and two to 15…
Egypt appoints first ambassador to Israel in three years
June 21, 2015
Egypt appoints first ambassador to Israel in three years
Egypt appointed its first ambassador to Israel since 2012 on Sunday, signalling improving ties between states that both see the…
Anti-Islam politician publishes Prophet Muhammad cartoons
June 21, 2015
Anti-Islam politician publishes Prophet Muhammad cartoons
Geert Wilders, Dutch far-right politician known for his anti-Islam stance, has published on YouTube cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammad.The two-minute-44-second video begins with an explanation from…
Morsi appears in death row jumpsuit in espionage trial
June 21, 2015
Morsi appears in death row jumpsuit in espionage trial
Former President Mohamed Morsi appeared in an execution red uniform on Sunday during a court trial on charges of espionage.Anadolu Agency has…
Al-Azhar rebuffs WikiLeaks claim of institution’s dependency
June 21, 2015
Al-Azhar rebuffs WikiLeaks claim of institution’s dependency
Al-Azhar has rejected claims of its dependency on Gulf countries as alleged by documents on the Wikileaks website, which recently…