Egypt
Several attacks on French Muslim targets after magazine killings
January 8, 2015
Several attacks on French Muslim targets after magazine killings
Muslim places of worship in two French towns were fired upon overnight, leaving no casualties, prosecutors said on Thursday.Three blank…
Egypt’s Copts Coalition submits Sectarian Strife Law to Pope Tawadros
January 8, 2015
Egypt’s Copts Coalition submits Sectarian Strife Law to Pope Tawadros
A delegation of Egypt's Copts Coalition on Thursday submitted a draft law on sectarian strife to Pope Tawadros II, who…
Health Ministry raises price for 42 medications to offset losses
January 8, 2015
Health Ministry raises price for 42 medications to offset losses
The Health Ministry has admitted it approved price raises for 42 medications produced by stumbling public sector firms, revealing that…
Megawer calls on Nile Basin labor unions to protect the river
January 8, 2015
Megawer calls on Nile Basin labor unions to protect the river
Hussein Megawer, head of the Egyptian Federation of Trade Unions, called for cooperation between the governments and civil society organizations…
Rights organization appeals freeze on activists’ assets
January 8, 2015
Rights organization appeals freeze on activists’ assets
A human rights organization appealed on Thursday the asset freeze ordered for a number of liberal, anti-government activists as part…
British ambassador: IS distorts teachings of Islam
January 8, 2015
British ambassador: IS distorts teachings of Islam
The Islamist militant group Islamic State, which seeks an Islamic caliphate in Iraq and Syria, and notorious for beheadings of…
Life and 10 year imprisonment sentences in Atamna Police Station storming
January 8, 2015
Life and 10 year imprisonment sentences in Atamna Police Station storming
The Sohag Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced in absentia and in person two members of the Brotherhood to life imprisonment,…
Misr International Film to hold memorial for late director Asmaa al-Bakry
January 8, 2015
Misr International Film to hold memorial for late director Asmaa al-Bakry
Misr International Films company will hold a memorial service for deceased director Asmaa al-Bakry next Sunday at 6:30 pm at…
Rights organizations renew call for revoking protest law
January 8, 2015
Rights organizations renew call for revoking protest law
Human rights organizations have renewed their call for the cancellation of Egypt’s law on protests, which opponents view as a…
Morsy verdict on 21 April
January 8, 2015
Morsy verdict on 21 April
The Cairo Criminal Court has set 21 April for its verdict on the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace case in which deposed…