Egypt’s Sisi pardons journalist, more than 3 000 convicts
Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned a journalist who was jailed for “spreading false news”, as... Read more
28 Apr, 2022
In Egypt, the president is a Ramadan TV hero
Cairo – As Egyptians mark the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, they are being treated to a blockbuster TV... Read more
27 Apr, 2022
Egypt frees nine Coptic Christians arrested after protest
Cairo – Egyptian state security released nine Coptic Christians who had been detained for nearly three months following a protest demanding... Read more
25 Apr, 2022
Egypt releases 41 political prisoners, says negotiator
Cairo – Egypt on Sunday released 41 political prisoners from pre-trial detention, according to a politician-turned-negotiator, in a country where... Read more
25 Apr, 2022
Egypt gig economy workers face rough ride
Cairo – Young men on bikes and scooters zip through Cairo, Egypt’s sprawling megalopolis, dodging cars to deliver more than... Read more
24 Apr, 2022
Egypt cuts TikTok influencer sentence to 3 years
Cairo – An Egyptian court has reduced TikTok influencer Haneen Hossam’s 10-year “human trafficking” sentence to three years, a... Read more
19 Apr, 2022
Egyptians see red over Israeli-run dance festivals in Sinai
Cairo – Israeli-organised twin dance festivals in the Sinai have sparked outrage in Egypt as they come just days before... Read more
17 Apr, 2022
Slain student’s family seek Facebook sleuths over Egypt murder
Rome – The family of Italian student Giulio Regeni appealed on Friday for help tracking down four Egyptian security... Read more
16 Apr, 2022
Get this straight: Curls bounce back in Cairo
Cairo – “Shaggy,” “messy,” “unprofessional”. Natural curls were once looked down upon in Egypt, where Western beauty standards favoured... Read more
15 Apr, 2022
Four French, one Belgian among 10 dead in Egypt bus crash: governor
Cairo – Four French and one Belgian were among 10 people killed in a bus crash Wednesday in Egypt,... Read more
14 Apr, 2022
