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.
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…