Egypt
Football player accepts ice challenge from Israeli teammate
August 24, 2014
Football player accepts ice challenge from Israeli teammate
Football player Mahmoud Abdel Moneim, who is known as Kahraba and plays for Grasshoppers FC, has accepted the ice challenge…
FJP says Helmy al-Gazzar released
August 24, 2014
FJP says Helmy al-Gazzar released
Police have released Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) leading figure Helmi al-Gazzar. FJP said he has arrived at his…
Foreign Ministry condemns killing of Egyptian in Libya, denies bombing militant sites
August 24, 2014
Foreign Ministry condemns killing of Egyptian in Libya, denies bombing militant sites
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Badr Abdel Aaty has condemned the execution of an Egyptian citizen in Libya by an armed group…
Egypt calls for Gaza ceasefire as fighting rages
August 24, 2014
Egypt calls for Gaza ceasefire as fighting rages
Egypt called on Israel and the Palestinians on Saturday to halt hostilities and resume peace talks, but both sides kept…
Mahalla workers cancel demos after PM exempts city from power cuts
August 23, 2014
Mahalla workers cancel demos after PM exempts city from power cuts
Factory workers at the city of Mahalla, Egypt's textile industry hub, have decided to cancel protests previously set for Monday…
Five handed pending death sentences over 6th of October City terrorist cell
August 23, 2014
Five handed pending death sentences over 6th of October City terrorist cell
The Giza Criminal Court on Saturday referred defendants to Egypt's grand mufti pending his approval of a death sentence over…
Abbas: Egypt to invite delegates to resume Gaza truce talk
August 23, 2014
Abbas: Egypt to invite delegates to resume Gaza truce talk
Egypt is to invite Israeli and Palestinian delegations to return to Cairo to resume talks on a long-term truce for…
Pro-Morsy alliance calls for partial strike 30 August
August 23, 2014
Pro-Morsy alliance calls for partial strike 30 August
The alliance leading protests condemning the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsy has called upon supporters to go on a…
One woman killed in Friday’s clashes
August 23, 2014
One woman killed in Friday’s clashes
One woman was killed in the Cairo neighborhood of Ain Shams on Friday as a protest supporting ousted Islamist President…
NCHR: Human Rights Watch report ‘deliberately misleading’
August 23, 2014
NCHR: Human Rights Watch report ‘deliberately misleading’
Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) criticised on Friday the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on the dispersal of…