Egypt
Egypt accused of using detention to silence opponents
September 21, 2014
Egypt accused of using detention to silence opponents
In his white prison uniform, Sherif Farag was forced to present his thesis behind bars where he spent months without…
Syrian migrants in Egypt undeterred by deadly shipwreck off Malta
September 21, 2014
Syrian migrants in Egypt undeterred by deadly shipwreck off Malta
A twist of fate stopped Abu Fahd boarding a doomed migrant boat that sank off Malta with hundreds aboard, but…
Egypt upholds death sentence for five in killing of policeman
September 21, 2014
Egypt upholds death sentence for five in killing of policeman
An Egyptian court upheld death sentences on Saturday against five Islamists convicted of charges including killing a policeman and carrying…
Pentagon: US to deliver 10 Apache helicopters to Egypt
September 21, 2014
Pentagon: US to deliver 10 Apache helicopters to Egypt
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke with Egyptian Defense Minister Colonel General Sedki Sobhy on Saturday to confirm the United…
BuzzFeed report about Interior Ministry’s surveillance of Internet users angers activists
September 19, 2014
BuzzFeed report about Interior Ministry’s surveillance of Internet users angers activists
The story published by Al-Masry Al-Youm, on Friday, citing the American website BuzzFeed which said the Egyptian Interior Ministry began…
Child rights coalition concerned about child abduction rates
September 19, 2014
Child rights coalition concerned about child abduction rates
The National Coalition for the Rights of the Egyptian Child expressed, on Friday deep concern about cases of child abduction…
16 detainees escape Mahalla police station
September 19, 2014
16 detainees escape Mahalla police station
Sixteen inmates escaped detention following riots at Mahalla Police Station on Friday morning. The detainees set fire to blankets and clothes…
700 drugs no longer available due to high cost of production
September 19, 2014
700 drugs no longer available due to high cost of production
A number of pharmaceutical companies have stopped the production of several varieties of drugs due to the high cost of…
Gunmen kill Egyptian in Benghazi
September 19, 2014
Gunmen kill Egyptian in Benghazi
Anonymous gunmen killed an Egyptian citizen in Libya on Thursday evening in a sewing shop in al-Baraka area, Benghazi.
Egypt negotiates with UAE over $3 billion deposit
September 19, 2014
Egypt negotiates with UAE over $3 billion deposit
A senior government official said Egypt is negotiating with the UAE to get a new deposit equal to US$3 billion…