Egypt
Girls campaigns to ride scooters on the rise
April 1, 2015
Girls campaigns to ride scooters on the rise
Women riding bikes used to be common place in Egypt.
Al-Azhar textbook: Eating dead Jews, Christians and infidels ‘halal’ if necessary
April 1, 2015
Al-Azhar textbook: Eating dead Jews, Christians and infidels ‘halal’ if necessary
Religious jurisprudence textbooks for Al-Azhar students address, among other things, the issue of eating dead human beings, quoting Mansour bin…
Sisi to Obama: Lifting arms ban helps address shared challenges
April 1, 2015
Sisi to Obama: Lifting arms ban helps address shared challenges
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi told U.S. President Barack Obama lifting the executive holds on US military aid further helps address…
Amnesty warns against Egypt, Nigeria death sentences
April 1, 2015
Amnesty warns against Egypt, Nigeria death sentences
Egypt and Nigeria accounted for an "alarming rise" in the number of death sentences handed out around the world in…
Electricity company: Power cuts in Upper Egypt for a week
April 1, 2015
Electricity company: Power cuts in Upper Egypt for a week
The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company announced Wednesday it would need to cut power to areas in Upper Egypt for a…
Antiquities Minister works on returning all smuggled artifacts
April 1, 2015
Antiquities Minister works on returning all smuggled artifacts
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said he is working on returning all artifacts that have been smuggled abroad. This came on Tuesday…
Foreign Ministry: ‘Urgent recommendations’ issued on Egyptian nationals in Yemen
April 1, 2015
Foreign Ministry: ‘Urgent recommendations’ issued on Egyptian nationals in Yemen
A set of "urgent recommendations" on speeding up the procedures of returning willing Egyptian nationals in the restive Yemen were…
NGO voices concern over fresh prison torture revelations
April 1, 2015
NGO voices concern over fresh prison torture revelations
An NGO has voiced concern over latest revelations by the National Council for Human Rights concerning the alleged torture of…
Woman dies, 3 family members injured by bomb in North Sinai
April 1, 2015
Woman dies, 3 family members injured by bomb in North Sinai
A 25-year-old Bedouin woman was killed and three members of her family were wounded on Wednesday when a mortar projectile…
Non-believers express their thoughts at Religion and Freedoms Forum
April 1, 2015
Non-believers express their thoughts at Religion and Freedoms Forum
The Religion and Freedoms Forum, attended by atheists and non-religious, was an opportunity to demand that citizens should have the right…