Egypt
Activist Mahinour al-Masry arrested pending May 31 verdict
May 12, 2015
Activist Mahinour al-Masry arrested pending May 31 verdict
The Raml Misdemeanor Court of Appeal arrested activist Mahinour al-Masry on Monday while she was attending an appeal to a…
PM denies imminent Cabinet reshuffle
May 12, 2015
PM denies imminent Cabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has denied reports about an imminent Cabinet reshuffle, noting that the only change would be the…
Two tourists killed, 9 others injured in Hurghada road accident
May 12, 2015
Two tourists killed, 9 others injured in Hurghada road accident
Two tourists were killed and nine others were injured in a crash between a tourist bus and a truck Tuesday…
Egyptian Satirist Bassem Youssef to Host Int’l Emmy Awards
May 12, 2015
Egyptian Satirist Bassem Youssef to Host Int’l Emmy Awards
Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef has been chosen to host the 2015 International Emmy Awards Gala in New York in November.Youssef…
Once untouchable, Egypt’s Sisi faces media attacks
May 11, 2015
Once untouchable, Egypt’s Sisi faces media attacks
Egyptian newspapers are publishing what would have been unthinkable when then-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi removed the Muslim Brotherhood from…
Egypt’s justice minister resigns after comments criticised as snobbish
May 11, 2015
Egypt’s justice minister resigns after comments criticised as snobbish
Egypt's justice minister resigned on Monday, the prime minister said in a statement, after being criticised for suggesting that the…
Police officer detained for poking a man’s eye
May 11, 2015
Police officer detained for poking a man’s eye
Prosecutors have ordered the detention of a police officer for four days pending investigation for permanently disfiguring a citizen after…
Lawyer: Al Jazeera journalist sues employer for negligence
May 11, 2015
Lawyer: Al Jazeera journalist sues employer for negligence
An Al Jazeera journalist on trial in Egypt has filed a lawsuit in a Canadian court accusing his employer of…
Committee inventorying Brotherhood funds rejects Abu Treika’s appeal
May 11, 2015
Committee inventorying Brotherhood funds rejects Abu Treika’s appeal
Justice Ministry sources said the committee inventorying and managing the Brotherhood funds has rejected an appeal submitted to it by…