Taha Sakr
Murder still not ruled out in Magdalena case: Polish prosecutors
Egypt
May 17, 2017
Murder still not ruled out in Magdalena case: Polish prosecutors
The Polish prosecution team, who came to investigate the circumstances surrounded Magdalena Zuk’s apparent suicide, said the possibility of murder…
Recent economic reforms had negative impact on my popularity: Sisi
Egypt
May 17, 2017
Recent economic reforms had negative impact on my popularity: Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was interviewed by the editors-in-chief of three Egyptian newspapers—Al-Gomhoria, Akhbar Al-Youm and the main state-run newspaper…
North Sinai’s second largest tribe al-Sawarka declares war against Sinai Province
Egypt
May 16, 2017
North Sinai’s second largest tribe al-Sawarka declares war against Sinai Province
Following a declaration of war against the Islamic State-affiliated group Sinai Province by the prominent al-Tarbiyeen tribe in North Sinai,…
IS mourns Palestinian member killed in Sinai, says Hamas militants to join ‘Sinai Province’
Egypt
May 16, 2017
IS mourns Palestinian member killed in Sinai, says Hamas militants to join ‘Sinai Province’
The North Sinai Tribes Union announced on Monday that a Palestinian Islamic State militant was killed amid ongoing clashes between…
Polish tourist commits suicide in Red Sea hospital
Egypt
May 10, 2017
Polish tourist commits suicide in Red Sea hospital
A young Polish woman is believed to have committed suicide by jumping out of a window in the hospital where…
Who might run for Egypt’s 2018 presidential elections?
Egypt
May 8, 2017
Who might run for Egypt’s 2018 presidential elections?
Next year's elections were recently brought to the forefront after prominent political activist and former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahy called…
Western media dead set on conveying gloomy picture of Egypt: Foreign Ministry spokesperson
Egypt
May 7, 2017
Western media dead set on conveying gloomy picture of Egypt: Foreign Ministry spokesperson
An article attacking western media outlets' coverage of Egypt's internal affairs, written in English by the Foreign Ministry spokesperson, was…
Militants kill Coptic barber who returned to Arish to earn a living after mass exodus
Egypt
May 7, 2017
Militants kill Coptic barber who returned to Arish to earn a living after mass exodus
A Coptic man was shot by militants upon his return to al-Arish on Saturday. He had left the city three…
Parliament divided over whether draft law may diminish al-Azhar’s long-standing holiness, independence
Egypt
May 4, 2017
Parliament divided over whether draft law may diminish al-Azhar’s long-standing holiness, independence
In the wake of intensive media attacks launched against the educational syllabi used at al-Azhar, Egypt's largest Sunni Muslim beacon,…
UN reports on Egypt’s human rights status: Political stalemate or fair monitoring?
Egypt
May 3, 2017
UN reports on Egypt’s human rights status: Political stalemate or fair monitoring?
Massive controversy dominated the political scene in Egypt in the wake of statements released by the United Nations High Commissioner…