Date of source: Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Security personnel arrested Isma`ĭl Iskandarānī, a journalist and human rights activist, at Hurghāda airport late Sunday, security sources told Al-Masrī Al-Yawm.
Date of source: Monday, November 30, 2015
Egypt’s Coptic Church has refused claims of normalizing ties with Israel and affirmed that Pope Tawadros II did not meet with any Israeli officials during his brief visit to Jerusalem, according to a statement released today.
Date of source: Saturday, November 28, 2015
When the Higher Elections Committee (HEC) in charge of supervising Egypt's elections announced the results of the second stage of the polls on 25 November, it was a surprise for many that dozens of figures prominent under former autocratic president Hūsni Mubārak were able to qualify for the run-...
Date of source: Saturday, November 28, 2015
“Exceptional circumstances can never be pretexts for torture,” Egypt’s former vice president Muhammad Al-Barade`ī tweeted after reports emerged about three people dying in Egypt as a result of police brutality over the past week.
Date of source: Saturday, November 28, 2015
Minister of Irrigation, Hūsām al-Mūghāzī, dropped Sunday charges against Nāder Nūr al-Dīn, professor of agriculture at Cairo University, following weeks of solidarity initiatives and media concern over the case, state media reported.
Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2015
Head of Egypt’s Orthodox Church, Pope Tawadros II, arrived to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday on a four-day visit where he will participate in the Feast of the Holy Cross, reported Al-Ahram Arabic news website.
Date of source: Thursday, October 1, 2015
President `Abd al-Fattāh al-Sisi announced a global initiative to invest in youth and discourage them from terrorism and extremism at the 70th United Nations General Assembly meeting on Monday evening.
Date of source: Thursday, January 28, 2016
The Marrakesh declaration contrasts with the World Watch List 2016 of Open Doors, released on January 13, 2016, in which 50 countries, mostly Muslim, are listed as countries where Christians are persecuted most. Open Doors is identifying Islamic Extremism as the main persecution engine in Egypt...
Date of source: Thursday, October 15, 2015
The Tahyā Misr or 'Long Live Egypt' fund (account no. 306306) will launch a program to support factories that are facing difficulties in their operations in terms of donations, announced Executive Director Muhammad `Ashmāwī on Thursday.
Date of source: Monday, September 7, 2015
What is a journalist? It's a fundamental question to be sure, and the answer is increasingly the subject of fierce debate as social media blurs the lines between traditional and citizen journalists. But surely the most uncontroversial definition must be that a journalist is someone who is...