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Police arrest mother, murdered 1.5 year-old son for being loud
Egypt
September 3, 2017
Police arrest mother, murdered 1.5 year-old son for being loud
Security services in Cairo uncovered the details behind a discovered dead child’s body on Sunday, found in front of a…
Egypt’s health ministry says German report on organ trafficking “harmful to national security”
Egypt
August 21, 2017
Egypt’s health ministry says German report on organ trafficking “harmful to national security”
Egypt’s Health Ministry denied that Egypt is a hot spot for illegal organ trafficking on Sunday, after a short German…
From respected at elite universities to wanted for murder
World
August 7, 2017
From respected at elite universities to wanted for murder
After a cross-country manhunt, a Northwestern University professor and University of Oxford employee are in custody for the brutal stabbing…
160 Egyptian villages to be free of FGM by 2022: NPC
Health & Fitness
August 4, 2017
160 Egyptian villages to be free of FGM by 2022: NPC
The National Population Council’s (NPC) Anti-Circumcision National Program announced on Tuesday that over the next five years 160 villages will…
Egypt police arrest notorious thief, LE80 million fortune found
Egypt
July 26, 2017
Egypt police arrest notorious thief, LE80 million fortune found
Egypt police said Wednesday they had arrested “the most dangerous thief,” known for robbing flats in Cairo and Giza. The suspect…
The persistence of the death penalty in Egypt: why courts insist on ‘an eye for an eye’
Features/Interviews
July 7, 2017
The persistence of the death penalty in Egypt: why courts insist on ‘an eye for an eye’
Given the rise of death sentences issued by Egyptian courts over the past four years – typically for members of the outlawed…
Former President Mubarak considered using Tu-160 to destroy Ethiopian dam
Egypt
June 20, 2017
Former President Mubarak considered using Tu-160 to destroy Ethiopian dam
An unverified voice recording attributed to Egypt’s Former President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak has generated great controversy among Egyptian social media…
In photos: Five Qurans from Ottoman era seized at Cairo International Airport
Culture
June 18, 2017
In photos: Five Qurans from Ottoman era seized at Cairo International Airport
An attempt to smuggle a collection of five Ottoman era Qurans from Ethiopia failed Saturday at Cairo International Airport. Ahmed al-Rawi,…
Surveillance cameras to be installed in all Cairo neighborhoods for maximum security
Egypt
June 13, 2017
Surveillance cameras to be installed in all Cairo neighborhoods for maximum security
Cairo Governor Atef Abdel Hamid instructed local authorities in Cairo neighborhoods to oversee the installation of surveillance cameras in front…
Ebrashy released over claims of influencing investigation into a murder
Egypt
May 29, 2017
Ebrashy released over claims of influencing investigation into a murder
Cairo Appeals Prosecution office on Sunday ordered media host Wael al-Ebrashy released on bail of LE5,000, in claims he influenced…