Egypt
Prosecutors order release of policeman accused of involvement in deadly Suez shooting
February 25, 2015
Prosecutors order release of policeman accused of involvement in deadly Suez shooting
Prosecutors in Suez ordered on Wednesday the release of one of two policemen allegedly involved in the deadly shooting of…
Anti-IS mission puts hardened French pilot on new flight path
February 25, 2015
Anti-IS mission puts hardened French pilot on new flight path
After flying missions over Afghanistan and Libya, French Rafale fighter pilot "Sharpy" now faces fresh challenges on his new assignment…
Muslim anti-terrorism conference calls for education reform
February 25, 2015
Muslim anti-terrorism conference calls for education reform
An anti-terrorism conference in Saudi Arabia attended by Muslim clerics from around the world has ended with leaders calling for…
Verdict date for Mursy set in “prison break” trial
February 25, 2015
Verdict date for Mursy set in “prison break” trial
A Cairo court scheduled the verdict date for the trial of former president Mohamed Mursi and 130 others for May…
Priests face off with bulldozers razing monastery for new road
February 25, 2015
Priests face off with bulldozers razing monastery for new road
Priests at an ancient monastery west of Cairo have challenged army-guarded bulldozers on their way to level the 4th-century structure…
Prosecution gets LE nine billion from TMG’s Madinaty
February 25, 2015
Prosecution gets LE nine billion from TMG’s Madinaty
Public Prosecutor Hesham Barakat approved restoring LE9 billion to Talaat Mostafa Group (TMG), which owns Madinaty project. In a statement, Barakat…
Egypt’s supreme court to rule on constitutionality of laws governing coming elections next week
February 25, 2015
Egypt’s supreme court to rule on constitutionality of laws governing coming elections next week
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) will rule on four challenges to the constitutionality of the three laws regulating the coming…
Charlie Hebdo returns to newsstands with satire and emotion
February 25, 2015
Charlie Hebdo returns to newsstands with satire and emotion
"We're back!". With those words -- and a cartoon depicting the pope, a jihadist and French far-right leader Marine Le…
Rights organizations slam jail term for activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
February 25, 2015
Rights organizations slam jail term for activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
Sixteen human rights advocacy groups have condemned jail terms issued against renowned secular activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and 24 others…
Egypt announces 14th bird flu death in 2015
February 25, 2015
Egypt announces 14th bird flu death in 2015
A young man died Wednesday of bird flu in Fayoum, raising the total number of deaths in Egypt this year…