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Senior Egyptian prosecutor survives car bomb assassination attempt
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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