Egypt
Retrial of Alaa Abdel Fattah, others over Shura Council incidents adjourned until Feb 5
January 17, 2015
Retrial of Alaa Abdel Fattah, others over Shura Council incidents adjourned until Feb 5
The Cairo Criminal Court has adjourned until February 5 the retrial of political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and 24 other…
Alex. Univ students organize march condemning abuse of prophet Mohammad
January 17, 2015
Alex. Univ students organize march condemning abuse of prophet Mohammad
A group of students in Alexandria University, Engineering Faculty, organized a march on Saturday to denounce the abuse of Islam's…
Parties react to Wafd Party’s call to unite electoral lists
January 17, 2015
Parties react to Wafd Party’s call to unite electoral lists
Several reactions were made by political parties to Wafd Party’s call to attend meeting to unite electoral lists in one…
IS uses kids in propaganda targeting next generation
January 17, 2015
IS uses kids in propaganda targeting next generation
A young boy raises a pistol, aims at two kneeling men and fires, in a shocking propaganda video highlighting the…
France’s Hollande defends freedom of speech after anti-Hebdo clashes abroad
January 17, 2015
France’s Hollande defends freedom of speech after anti-Hebdo clashes abroad
French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday that anti-Charlie Hebdo protesters in other countries do not understand France's attachment to freedom…
Amal Clooney calls on Sisi to pardon Al Jazeera Egyptian-Canadian journalist
January 17, 2015
Amal Clooney calls on Sisi to pardon Al Jazeera Egyptian-Canadian journalist
British Barrister Amal Clooney, defending Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, who is held in the ‘Marriott cell’ lawsuit of arrested Al…
Thousands rally against Mohammed cartoons in Russia’s Ingushetia
January 17, 2015
Thousands rally against Mohammed cartoons in Russia’s Ingushetia
Around 15,000 people on Saturday rallied in Russia's Muslim North Caucasus region of Ingushetia against Western publications that insult the…
Egypt, Morocco go over ‘military coup’ report crisis
January 17, 2015
Egypt, Morocco go over ‘military coup’ report crisis
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has invited King Mohamed VI of Morocco to visit Egypt in March, after a bilateral…
IPU chief arrives in Cairo
January 17, 2015
IPU chief arrives in Cairo
Saber Hossain Chowdhury, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, arrived on Friday in Cairo coming from Turkey on top of delegation…
Police fire tear gas at fresh Charlie Hebdo protest in Niger
January 17, 2015
Police fire tear gas at fresh Charlie Hebdo protest in Niger
Police on Saturday fired tear gas at a fresh demonstration in Niger against French weekly Charlie Hebdo's publication of a…