Egypt
Defense Minister exempts 574 military installations from real estate tax
June 3, 2015
Defense Minister exempts 574 military installations from real estate tax
Defense Minister Sedki Sobhy has exempted 574 military installations, including hotels, clubs, apartments, villas, theaters and supermarkets of the real…
UPDATE: Merkel tells Egypt’s Sisi: death penalty is wrong but let’s trade
June 3, 2015
UPDATE: Merkel tells Egypt’s Sisi: death penalty is wrong but let’s trade
Germany opposes Egypt's use of the death penalty, recently imposed on Islamist leaders including former President Mohamed Morsi, but is…
UPDATE: Conscript, 12 militants killed in separate incidents in Sinai
June 3, 2015
UPDATE: Conscript, 12 militants killed in separate incidents in Sinai
A security conscript was gunned down and killed while on duty near the city of al-Arish in North Sinai on…
Damietta lawyers suspend work over lawyer’s assault in police station
June 3, 2015
Damietta lawyers suspend work over lawyer’s assault in police station
The sub-council of the Lawyers' Syndicate in Damietta has partially suspended work at the Fareskour District Court until investigations into…
Public Prosecution orders the arrest of Beni Suef blogger
June 3, 2015
Public Prosecution orders the arrest of Beni Suef blogger
The Beni Suef Public Prosecution on Wednesday ordered the arrest of Ayman Tawfik, 28, who is accused of defaming Islam…
Journalists to protest against syndicate’s law
June 3, 2015
Journalists to protest against syndicate’s law
Several journalists will stage a protest on Wednesday outside the Journalists' Syndicate to voice their demands on amending articles in…
Anadolu: Egyptian president in Germany amid protests
June 3, 2015
Anadolu: Egyptian president in Germany amid protests
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has arrived in the German capital Berlin late Tuesday for official talks with the country's most prominent officials amid…
Morsi’s son: Verdict postponed to not embarrass Sisi during Germany visit
June 3, 2015
Morsi’s son: Verdict postponed to not embarrass Sisi during Germany visit
Osama Mohamed Morsi said Tuesday an Egyptian court postponed the verdict in his father’s court cases because it coincided with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s…
NGOs slam judges’ interrogation over anti-torture draft
June 3, 2015
NGOs slam judges’ interrogation over anti-torture draft
A group of human rights organizations have slammed the interrogation of two judges and a human rights lawyer over a…
Omar Sharif’s ‘bridge’ message
June 3, 2015
Omar Sharif’s ‘bridge’ message
Abdel Aziz al-Shafie, the former head of the Sports Department at the Sports Ministry, recently discussed the role the game…