Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 16, 2015
The long-awaited parliamentary election, starting on Oct. 18-19, witnesses many of the candidates who were prominent political faces from the era of the president Mubarak who was toppled by the January 25 Revolution in 2011. It also witnesses the absence of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group and...
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 19, 2015
Egyptian President `Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi swore in a new government on Saturday, a week after the previous administration resigned following a corruption scandal and less than a month prior to parliamentary elections, the first since 2012.
Date of source: الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 18, 2015
The report released by the American-based AL-MONITOR media outlet describes the efforts made by the Egyptian government to monitor the preaching of extremist ideas and to support moderate religious thought, especially since the ousting of former president Muhammad Mursi.
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 17, 2015
According to the analysis conducted by an expert of the world largest political risk consultancy, the Eurasia Group , the phenomenon of terror will be growing in the region of the Near East, as can be observed in Egypt's peninsula, Sinai. According to the report, Islamist armed militia operations...
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 17, 2015
Media outlet reported that Hāshim Hassan, a prominent leader of Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood has died, Wednesday, in the (South) Qena prison due to “deliberate medical negligence”, according to a statement disclosed by the family of the defendant.
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 17, 2015
Egypt's Endowment Ministry announced that it will unify the sermon and prayer topic of Friday, September 18 across all mosques. The Farewell Sermon, also known as Prophet Muhammad's Final Sermon (Khuṭbat al-Wadāʿ), will include topics on the sanctity of blood, ethical codes, declaration of woman’s...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 5, 2014
Today, Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria, Patriarch of the Sea of St. Mark and Head of the Institute of Coptic Studies announces the start of the International Congress of Coptic Studies, “Future Aspirations”, which will take place 5-7 December at the Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Church in...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 3, 2014
During a speech delivered at the “Egyptian Woman: steps towards the parliament“ program, former Egyptian Minister of Communication and Media Affairs, Dr. Durriya Sharaf Ad-Dīn, expresses her concerns about the upcoming Egyptian Parliament, which – as she thinks – is going to be one of the most...
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Madbouly Bookstore in Cairo, that also functions as a publishing house, refused to publish and distribute a book of Hamdy Al-Assuity and Magdy Khalil entitled "Contempt of Religions in Egypt". The authors claim representatives from Al-Azhar and the Ministry of Religious Endowments put pressure on...
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "praised the decision of the president to pardon 100 prisoners, including the Al Jazeera journalists."
"[Ban] also called on President Sisi to exercise leadership in protecting human rights and human dignity in Egypt and in the region," the UN statement added.