Muslim Brotherhood
Second series of controversial drama on Muslim Brotherhood in casting
Cinema/TV
August 8, 2016
Second series of controversial drama on Muslim Brotherhood in casting
Screenwriter Wahid Hamed has announced that preparations are underway to start filming the second series of a 2010 television drama…
Court sets date to review challenge by suspects in ‘espionage for Hamas’ lawsuit
Egypt
July 28, 2016
Court sets date to review challenge by suspects in ‘espionage for Hamas’ lawsuit
Egypt's Court of Cassation has set the date of October 25 to review an appeal from suspects in the "Espionage…
Egypt reacts angrily to Erdogan’s critique of policy on Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt
July 5, 2016
Egypt reacts angrily to Erdogan’s critique of policy on Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt has reacted angrily to comments from Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan in which he slammed Egypt's "oppressive regime" for…
CBE pays back US$1 billion debt owed to Qatar
Business
July 2, 2016
CBE pays back US$1 billion debt owed to Qatar
Egypt has returned to Qatar US$1 billion deposited by the Gulf state to help prop up the Egyptian central bank's…
Court cancels freezing of former Al-Ahly striker’s MB-linked assets
Egypt
June 21, 2016
Court cancels freezing of former Al-Ahly striker’s MB-linked assets
The Administrative Court canceled on Tuesday a former judicial decision to freeze the funds of Mohamed Abu Treika, a former Al-Ahly player…
MB Supreme Guide, 35 others sentenced to life in ‘Ismailia Violence’ case
Egypt
May 30, 2016
MB Supreme Guide, 35 others sentenced to life in ‘Ismailia Violence’ case
On Monday, Ismailia Criminal Court sentenced Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and 35 others to life imprisonment, in a…
Jordan’s King Abdullah dissolves parliament, names caretaker PM
Middle East
May 30, 2016
Jordan’s King Abdullah dissolves parliament, names caretaker PM
Jordan's King Abdullah appointed veteran politician Hani Mulqi as caretaker prime minister on Sunday after dissolving parliament as its four-year…
After applause at Cannes, ‘Eshtibak’ director slammed in Cairo
Cinema/TV
May 22, 2016
After applause at Cannes, ‘Eshtibak’ director slammed in Cairo
Egyptian film "Eshtibak" (Clash, 2016) by director Mohamed Diab has received some strong criticism in the Egypt media since being…
Prosecution refers 67 involved in top prosecutor’s assassination to court
Egypt
May 9, 2016
Prosecution refers 67 involved in top prosecutor’s assassination to court
Egypt’s public prosecutor referred 67 defendants to criminal court on Sunday in the case of late public prosecutor Hisham Barakat’s…
Security forces kill militant in exchange of fire in Giza: source
Egypt
April 2, 2016
Security forces kill militant in exchange of fire in Giza: source
Security forces killed a militant in an exchange of fire in al-Waraq district in Giza, a source within the Giza…