Egypt
Rafah border crossing reopened in both directions
Egypt
November 18, 2017
Rafah border crossing reopened in both directions
Egyptian authorities on Saturday reopened the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza in both directions to allow students, patients,…
Wahat attackers inspired by al-Qaida: sole survivor
Egypt
November 17, 2017
Wahat attackers inspired by al-Qaida: sole survivor
In an interview broadcasted on Thursday evening on privately-run TV channel Al-Hayah, the sole militant who survived the Egyptian army’s counter-insurgency…
Sole surviving Wahat militant is Libyan national from Derna: Interior Ministry
Egypt
November 16, 2017
Sole surviving Wahat militant is Libyan national from Derna: Interior Ministry
The Interior Ministry said on Thursday that the sole militant who survived the Egyptian army’s counter-insurgency operation conducted against the…
Al-Azhar accredits 50 clerics to give official fatwas on TV
Egypt
November 16, 2017
Al-Azhar accredits 50 clerics to give official fatwas on TV
Muslim Egyptians are set to receive televised clarifications and explanations on Islamic religious matters from 50 religious clerics accredited by Egypt’s largest…
Video: Sole-surviving Wahat militant to publicly reveal information
Egypt
November 16, 2017
Video: Sole-surviving Wahat militant to publicly reveal information
The foreign sole-surviving militant of an air strike and military raids conducted in response to the El-Wahat El Baheria attack…
Egypt court sentences man to death for killing coptic priest
Egypt
November 15, 2017
Egypt court sentences man to death for killing coptic priest
The North Cairo Criminal Court decided on Wednesday to refer the documents of the Ahmed Saeed, who is accused of…
Sherine banned from singing for ‘mocking Egypt’
Music
November 15, 2017
Sherine banned from singing for ‘mocking Egypt’
The Egyptian Musicians Syndicate has banned singer Sherine Abdel Wahab from performing in Egypt calling for her immediate interrogation after a…
Egypt to construct world’s largest seawater desalination plant
Egypt
November 15, 2017
Egypt to construct world’s largest seawater desalination plant
Egypt is in the process of constructing the largest seawater desalination plant in the world, in the Suez Governorate’s coastal city of…
Egyptians concerned about safety as Careem introduces new scooter service
Features/Interviews
November 15, 2017
Egyptians concerned about safety as Careem introduces new scooter service
With the hustle and bustle of Egypt’s heavily packed streets, a simple errand that’d ideally take ten minutes can easily…
Egyptian short film ‘Wanas’ wins Bronze award at Carthage Film Festival
Cinema/TV
November 15, 2017
Egyptian short film ‘Wanas’ wins Bronze award at Carthage Film Festival
Egyptian short film “Wanas” (Affability) won the Bronze Tanit award for short films at the Carthage Film festival (CIFF) in…