Egypt
Minister: Counter-terrorism law submitted to Cabinet
June 21, 2015
Minister: Counter-terrorism law submitted to Cabinet
Ibrahim al-Heneidi, Transitional Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, has said that the draft for the anti-terrorism law prepared by the Justice…
Muslim Brotherhood leaders referred to military trial
June 21, 2015
Muslim Brotherhood leaders referred to military trial
According to judicial sources, Mohamed Wahdan, Mahmoud Ghezlan, Mohamed Saad Elaiwa, Mahmoud Ezzat and 16 other fugitive Muslim Brotherhood leaders…
ICJ urges release of human rights lawyer Yara Sallam
June 21, 2015
ICJ urges release of human rights lawyer Yara Sallam
The International Commission of Jurists has urged for the release of a young activist lawyer, Yara Sallam, who is serving…
Egypt to open Rafah crossing Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
June 21, 2015
Egypt to open Rafah crossing Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
The Egyptian authorities decided on Sunday to open the Rafah crossing in both directions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, to…
Italian passenger attempts to smuggle archaeological coins
June 21, 2015
Italian passenger attempts to smuggle archaeological coins
Cairo International Airport authorities, headed by Brigadier General Ayman Abdel Fattah, confiscated five archaeological coins from an Italian passenger of…
UPDATE: Al Jazeera says its journalist to remain in German custody
June 21, 2015
UPDATE: Al Jazeera says its journalist to remain in German custody
One of the pan-Arab television network Al Jazeera's best known journalists, Ahmed Mansour, was remanded in custody by a German…
Egypt’s market loses LE1.6 billion on Sunday, EGX30 down 0.5%
June 21, 2015
Egypt’s market loses LE1.6 billion on Sunday, EGX30 down 0.5%
Egypt's stock market closed in the red zone on Sunday, as the benchmark EGX30 index went down by 0.48 percent,…
Discontent persists among families of activists excluded from amnesty
June 21, 2015
Discontent persists among families of activists excluded from amnesty
The families of activists excluded from the recent presidential amnesty, after which dozens of political prisoners have been released, have…
FM: Egypt requests Germany hand over Al Jazeera host
June 21, 2015
FM: Egypt requests Germany hand over Al Jazeera host
Foreign Minister Sameh Shokry has indicated that an Al Jazeera TV host is wanted back in Egypt to face trial…
Monday weather: moderate in Cairo, pleasant in northern Egypt
June 21, 2015
Monday weather: moderate in Cairo, pleasant in northern Egypt
Pleasant weather is expected to prevail on Monday at Egypt’s northern coasts, with moderate temperatures in Cairo and Lower Egypt. Daytime…