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Senior Egyptian prosecutor survives car bomb assassination attempt
Egypt
September 30, 2016
Senior Egyptian prosecutor survives car bomb assassination attempt
A senior assistant to Egypt's top prosecutor survived an assassination attempt when a car bomb exploded in an eastern suburb…
Cairo court suspends annulment of Tiran and Sanafir islands ruling
Egypt
September 29, 2016
Cairo court suspends annulment of Tiran and Sanafir islands ruling
The Cairo Court of Urgent Matters decided on Thursday to suspend the administrative judiciary's ruling on the invalidity of the…
Serious abuses in Egypt’s Scorpion Prison: HWR
Egypt
September 29, 2016
Serious abuses in Egypt’s Scorpion Prison: HWR
Human Rights Watch has called on the Interior Ministry to end violations committed against prisoners in Al-Aqrab maximum security prison,…
Over 43,000 deaths in Egypt linked to pollution in one year
Egypt
September 28, 2016
Over 43,000 deaths in Egypt linked to pollution in one year
Over 43,000 Egyptians died from diseases related to air pollution in 2012, a report issued by the World Health Organization…
Victims of Rashid boat tragedy blamed for their fate
Egypt
September 27, 2016
Victims of Rashid boat tragedy blamed for their fate
Instead of being mourned, the hundreds of migrants who lost their lives in the capsized boat tragedy are the target…
Trump praises meeting with Sisi, refers to ‘good chemistry’ between them
Egypt
September 24, 2016
Trump praises meeting with Sisi, refers to ‘good chemistry’ between them
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump praised on Thursday his meeting with the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, saying that…
Mozn Hassan, Nazra receive ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’
Egypt
September 22, 2016
Mozn Hassan, Nazra receive ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’
Nazra for Feminist Studies, along with its Founder and Executive Director of Mozn Hassan, received the 2016 Right Livelihood Award,…
Egypt backtracks on zero ergot wheat policy as imports decline
Business
September 22, 2016
Egypt backtracks on zero ergot wheat policy as imports decline
The Egyptian government has backtracked on its zero-tolerance policy on ergot in wheat imports after 540,000 tons were kept at…
Coptic activists criticize Church’s efforts to mobilize for Sisi in New York
Egypt
September 20, 2016
Coptic activists criticize Church’s efforts to mobilize for Sisi in New York
A number of Coptic activists have called on the Coptic Orthodox Church to steer clear of politics and focus on…
US Congressman demands release of Aya Hegazy
Egypt
September 16, 2016
US Congressman demands release of Aya Hegazy
US Representative Don Beyer called for the immediate release of Aya Hegazy, detained in connection with the case against the…