Egypt
Child wounded in IED blast in Port Said
May 17, 2015
Child wounded in IED blast in Port Said
A six-year-old girl was wounded Sunday morning as an IED went off near a court in Port Said, the province’s…
Giza residents protest outside Cabinet demanding housing
May 17, 2015
Giza residents protest outside Cabinet demanding housing
Several residents of Giza province staged on Sunday a protest outside the back gate of Cabinet on Hussein Hegazy Street…
Trial of 68 suspects over forming terrorist cell postponed to 31 May
May 17, 2015
Trial of 68 suspects over forming terrorist cell postponed to 31 May
Cairo Criminal Court adjourned on Sunday trial of 68 suspects including Mohamed al-Zawahiri, brother of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, over…
Arab lawyers commemorate Palestinian “nakba”
May 17, 2015
Arab lawyers commemorate Palestinian “nakba”
The Cairo-based Arab Lawyers Union is commemorating the Palestinian Nakba with a conference and a protest outside the Egyptian Lawyers…
Influential cleric Qaradawi condemns Egypt death sentences
May 17, 2015
Influential cleric Qaradawi condemns Egypt death sentences
Senior Muslim cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi has condemned death sentences passed on himself, former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and 105…
Egypt hangs 6 convicted Islamist militants
May 17, 2015
Egypt hangs 6 convicted Islamist militants
Egyptian authorities hanged six men convicted of killing soldiers on Sunday, police said, ignoring appeals to spare them amid allegations…
Hot weather in Cairo on Wednesday
May 17, 2015
Hot weather in Cairo on Wednesday
Gradual increase in temperatures is expected on Monday. Warm weather is expected to prevail on northern coasts, hot in Delta…
Fuel smart cards experimented for first time in Daqahliya
May 17, 2015
Fuel smart cards experimented for first time in Daqahliya
Fuel stations in Daqahliya started on Saturday experimenting with the new smart card system, which will be officially effective starting…
Only 1 out of 602 executions carried out since Morsi’s ouster
May 17, 2015
Only 1 out of 602 executions carried out since Morsi’s ouster
Only one death sentence out of a total of 602 has been been carried out in cases related to the…
Two capital investment companies seized
May 17, 2015
Two capital investment companies seized
Public funds investigations department seized two capital investment and foreign exchange brokerage companies and arrested the official in charge of…