Arrests in Egypt after girl’s suicide over internet shaming
Cairo – Two youths were arrested on Thursday over the suicide of a schoolgirl whom they were allegedly blackmailing with... Read more
7 Jan, 2022
Jailed Egyptian-Palestinian freed after more than 2 years in prison
Cairo – Egypt’s prosecution ordered the release of Egyptian-Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath on Monday after almost two and a half... Read more
4 Jan, 2022
Record cargo shipped through Egypt’s Suez Canal last year
Cairo – Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority said the key waterway netted record revenues last year, despite the coronavirus pandemic... Read more
3 Jan, 2022
Egypt frees daughter of exiled Islamist preacher
Cairo – Egyptian authorities on Friday released the daughter of exiled Islamist preacher Yusuf al-Qaradawi after four and a half... Read more
1 Jan, 2022
Salah headlines Egypt’s Cup of Nations squad
Cairo – Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, the all-time top African goal scorer in the Premier League, headlines Egypt’s Africa Cup... Read more
30 Dec, 2021
Egypt jails key revolution figure Alaa Abdel Fattah for 5 years
Cairo – Egypt on Monday sentenced Alaa Abdel Fattah, a leading figure in the 2011 revolution, to five years in... Read more
21 Dec, 2021
Egypt Brotherhood leader gets life for Hamas espionage
Cairo – Egypt sentenced Mahmud Ezzat, the 77-year-old top leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, to life in jail on... Read more
19 Dec, 2021
Egypt reports first cases of Omicron variant
Cairo – Egypt on Saturday said it had detected its first three cases of the coronavirus Omicron variant, at the... Read more
18 Dec, 2021
Egyptian rights activist fined over ‘insulting’ online posts
Cairo – An Egyptian court fined prominent human rights activist Hossam Bahgat on Monday for “insulting” the country’s electoral commission... Read more
30 Nov, 2021
Billionaire Naguib Sawiris wants ‘level playing field’ for Egypt business
El-Gouna – Naguib Sawiris – one of Africa’s richest men, with an estimated fortune of over $3 billion –... Read more
21 Nov, 2021
