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.
We will not send our troops to Syria: Egypt’s Foreign Minister
Egypt
May 16, 2018
We will not send our troops to Syria: Egypt’s Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry announced on Monday that Egypt will not be sending troops to Syria. In a press…
Prominent Egyptian TV presenter Ibrahim Eissa criticizes fasting in Ramadan
Egypt
May 15, 2018
Prominent Egyptian TV presenter Ibrahim Eissa criticizes fasting in Ramadan
Renowned TV anchor Ibrahim Eissa released a statement concerning Ramadan in a program on the US-based Television channel Alhurra,…
‘Sinai Province’ set up underground camps in Ismailia to train foreign militants: Defendants
Egypt
May 14, 2018
‘Sinai Province’ set up underground camps in Ismailia to train foreign militants: Defendants
Egypt’s Higher State Security Prosecution recently unveiled details regarding the ongoing investigations into the the Sinai Province group case, in…
Egyptian Court acquits four-year-old child accused of kissing same age girl
Egypt
May 10, 2018
Egyptian Court acquits four-year-old child accused of kissing same age girl
An Egyptian Juvenile court acquitted a four-year-old boy accused of kissing his same age female classmate in the kindergarten in…
Egypt’s Sisi among 2018 ‘Most Powerful People’: Forbes
Egypt
May 10, 2018
Egypt’s Sisi among 2018 ‘Most Powerful People’: Forbes
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi was named in 2018’s Forbes Most Powerful People list and occupied the 45th place among…
Egypt’s army kills 21 militants, arrests 232 suspects in Central, North Sinai
Egypt
May 10, 2018
Egypt’s army kills 21 militants, arrests 232 suspects in Central, North Sinai
As a continuation to the ongoing wide-scale military operation ‘Comprehensive Sinai 2018’ conducted by the Egyptian Armed Forces to eliminate…
Foreign Minister’s statement over sending troops to Syria does not pertain to Egypt
Egypt
May 4, 2018
Foreign Minister’s statement over sending troops to Syria does not pertain to Egypt
Official spokesperson of Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said in a press statement on Friday that Egypt does…
Morsi approved granting piece of Sinai to resettle Palestinians there: Abbas
Egypt
May 2, 2018
Morsi approved granting piece of Sinai to resettle Palestinians there: Abbas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Egypt had offered the Palestinians a piece of the Sinai Peninsula during the rule of…
HRW report on a humanitarian crisis in North Sinai ‘baseless’: Army spokesperson
Egypt
April 24, 2018
HRW report on a humanitarian crisis in North Sinai ‘baseless’: Army spokesperson
The spokesperson for Egypt’s army denounced a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released on Monday detailing the deterioration of humanitarian…
Video: African conference map shows Israel in the place of Egyptian territory in 2020, stirs outrage
Egypt
April 22, 2018
Video: African conference map shows Israel in the place of Egyptian territory in 2020, stirs outrage
Massive controversy and outrage dominated Egypt’s social media outlets in the wake of the circulation of video footage of a…
Sudan complains to UN over Egypt holding elections in Halaib triangle
Egypt
April 19, 2018
Sudan complains to UN over Egypt holding elections in Halaib triangle
Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour said on Wednesday that his country had lodged a complaint to the United Nations, accusing…
Breaking: Egypt’s army kills head of Sinai Province in central Sinai operation
Egypt
April 18, 2018
Breaking: Egypt’s army kills head of Sinai Province in central Sinai operation
Military forces from Egypt’s Third Field Army killed the ‘Emir’ (leader) of Sinai Province, the Islamic State-affiliated (IS) group based…
Egypt to decline any request by US to send troops to Syria: former intelligence official
Egypt
April 17, 2018
Egypt to decline any request by US to send troops to Syria: former intelligence official
In response to a recent report published by American newspaper The Wall Street Journal regarding an alleged request by the…
Lawyer suggests establishing syndicate for widows, divorcees in Egypt
Egypt
April 15, 2018
Lawyer suggests establishing syndicate for widows, divorcees in Egypt
Egyptian Lawyer Mahmoud Salama recently suggested the establishment of a syndicate for widows and divorcees that would collect annual subscription…
Egypt to punish ISP’s refraining from blocking websites which ‘threaten national security’
Egypt
April 12, 2018
Egypt to punish ISP’s refraining from blocking websites which ‘threaten national security’
Egypt’s Parliamentary Committee of Communications and Information Technology approved recently Article 31 of the draft-law of the cyber-crime bill that…
Egypt‘s parliament to discuss draft law to revoke nationality from ‘terrorists’
Egypt
April 11, 2018
Egypt‘s parliament to discuss draft law to revoke nationality from ‘terrorists’
A number of Egyptian MPs recently said that Parliament would discuss a draft law to revoke the Egyptian nationality for…
Egypt’s judiciary begins hearing of lawsuit aiming to halt BBC’s work
Egypt
April 10, 2018
Egypt’s judiciary begins hearing of lawsuit aiming to halt BBC’s work
A Cairo court held a hearing session on Tuesday in a lawsuit that seeks the revoking of the BBC’s office…
Turkish soap operas undermine Egypt’s stability: Al-Azhar University
Egypt
April 4, 2018
Turkish soap operas undermine Egypt’s stability: Al-Azhar University
Vice President of Al-Azhar University Yousif Amer said that the Turkish and Indian soap operas are considered a real danger…
Israel to relocate Caracal battalion from Egyptian border to Jerusalem
Egypt
April 2, 2018
Israel to relocate Caracal battalion from Egyptian border to Jerusalem
An Israeli report revealed that for the first time, the Israeli Caracal Battalion – an infantry combat battalion that is…
Egypt’s Third Field Army kills 5 militants during ‘Sinai 2018’ operation
Egypt
April 1, 2018
Egypt’s Third Field Army kills 5 militants during ‘Sinai 2018’ operation
Egypt’s Armed Forces said that five IS militants were killed during army operations conducted by the Third Field Army as…