Egypt
Watan Party withdraws from NASL
September 17, 2014
Watan Party withdraws from NASL
The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy (NASL) that supports deposed president Mohamed Morsy said on Wednesday that it has dropped…
Report: 30 cases of child torture, 13 communiqués for child murder
September 17, 2014
Report: 30 cases of child torture, 13 communiqués for child murder
The bi-monthly report of the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood mentioned several crimes ranging between murder, rape and kidnapping…
Sixteen Al-Azhar students, including six girls, sentenced to four years in prison
September 17, 2014
Sixteen Al-Azhar students, including six girls, sentenced to four years in prison
Nasr City Misdemeanor Court on Wednesday sentenced 16 Al-Azhar students, including six girls, to four years in prison for staging…
Three Brotherhood members acquitted, nine others imprisoned in Daqahliya violence case
September 17, 2014
Three Brotherhood members acquitted, nine others imprisoned in Daqahliya violence case
The Dekernes Misdemeanor Court in Daqahliya on Wednesday acquitted three members of the Muslim Brotherhood accused of demonstrating without permission…
Minister reiterates Saqqara pyramid safe as fears of inadequate makeover grow
September 17, 2014
Minister reiterates Saqqara pyramid safe as fears of inadequate makeover grow
Antiquities Minister Mahmoud al-Damaty accused media outlets of disseminating baseless allegations about a possible collapse of Egypt’s oldest pyramid in…
Supporters, opponents to stage protests during Sisi’s UN debut
September 17, 2014
Supporters, opponents to stage protests during Sisi’s UN debut
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi could see protests by his opponents and supporters when he marks his first attendance at the…
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis posts video of Tuesday’s officers’ murder
September 17, 2014
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis posts video of Tuesday’s officers’ murder
A Youtube account claiming affiliation with militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis showed the IED bombing that targeted a police vehicle…
Lawyer requests moving Doma to hospital after he refused to take meds
September 16, 2014
Lawyer requests moving Doma to hospital after he refused to take meds
Human rights lawyer Kahled Ali said the health condition of jailed political activist Ahmed Doma has deteriorated sharply after he…
Brotherhood demos Friday titled “100 days of Sisi rule”
September 16, 2014
Brotherhood demos Friday titled “100 days of Sisi rule”
The so-called National Alliance to Support Legitimacy (NASL) and the Muslim Brotherhood group on Tuesday called on supporters of deposed…
Defendants in Duweiqa rockslide case handed one-year suspended sentence
September 16, 2014
Defendants in Duweiqa rockslide case handed one-year suspended sentence
The Court of Cassation sentenced Tuesday the defendants in the case known in the media as the "Duweiqa rockslide" case…