Taha Sakr
Taha Sakr
Journalist / news reporter who worked previously for Daily News Egypt and The Cairo Post.Studied media and journalism at the Faculty of Mass Communication at Cairo University. His reporting focuses on the ongoing conflict in Sinai and Egyptian military strategy there, and he also covers other political stories and issues of rights and freedoms.
Video: Civilians fire back against Helwan church attacker
Egypt
December 29, 2017
Video: Civilians fire back against Helwan church attacker
Video footage of the militant attack targeting the Church of Saint Menasin the Cairo’s suburban Helwan district has emerged, showing the…
Update: Helwan church attack results in 9 deaths, 10 injuries: Health Ministry
Egypt
December 29, 2017
Update: Helwan church attack results in 9 deaths, 10 injuries: Health Ministry
Nine people were killed and other ten injured in clashes after two armed militants attacked the Church of Saint Menas, in the…
Breaking: Security forces foil attack with explosives trying to enter Helwan church
Egypt
December 29, 2017
Breaking: Security forces foil attack with explosives trying to enter Helwan church
An identified militant carrying a number of explosives was killed on Friday morning while trying to break through a security…
IS-affiliated media outlet releases video footage of al-Arish airbase attack
Egypt
December 22, 2017
IS-affiliated media outlet releases video footage of al-Arish airbase attack
The Islamic State-affiliated (IS) media outlet ‘Ammaq’ released on Thursday night video footage of the missile attack which targeted the…
Torn trousers for men violate Islamic teachings: Top Egyptian Islamic institution
Egypt
December 19, 2017
Torn trousers for men violate Islamic teachings: Top Egyptian Islamic institution
One of Egypt’s leading Islamic educational institutes and government bodies, Dar al-Ifta al-Miṣriyyah, which was founded to represent Islam and…
Breaking: Army colonel who declared bid for presidency receives six years in jail
Egypt
December 19, 2017
Breaking: Army colonel who declared bid for presidency receives six years in jail
Army colonel Ahmed Konsowa who recently announced his candidacy for the 2018 Egyptian presidential election received a six-year prison sentence…
Relations to be normal with Israel if peace achieved with Palestine: Saudi Foreign Minister
Middle East
December 15, 2017
Relations to be normal with Israel if peace achieved with Palestine: Saudi Foreign Minister
In an interview with the French state-run media media outlet FRANCE 24, the Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed al-Jubeir…
MP to propose draft law on imposing tax for Facebook, Twitter ads
Egypt
December 15, 2017
MP to propose draft law on imposing tax for Facebook, Twitter ads
A member of Egyptian parliament Mostafa Bakary said in media statements that he is working on proposing a draft law…
Committee to Protect Journalists names Egypt as third top jailer of journalists
Egypt
December 13, 2017
Committee to Protect Journalists names Egypt as third top jailer of journalists
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a report released on Wednesday that for the second year…
MP introduces draft law stipulating death penalty for rapists of women, children
Egypt
December 12, 2017
MP introduces draft law stipulating death penalty for rapists of women, children
Aiming to limit incidences of rape and kidnapping against women and children, Member of Parliament Mona Monir has suggested amendments…