politics
Arrested former-Islamist presidential candidate accused of leading a terrorist group
Egypt
February 16, 2018
Arrested former-Islamist presidential candidate accused of leading a terrorist group
Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution ordered on Thursday the detention of Egyptian former-presidential candidate and current head of the Strong…
Sadat calls on Egyptian media platforms to give voice to political opposition
Egypt
February 16, 2018
Sadat calls on Egyptian media platforms to give voice to political opposition
Head of Egypt’s Reform and Development Party Mohammed Anwar al-Sadat called on television hosts and owners of satellite TV channels…
International bodies welcome to monitor Egyptian election: foreign minister
Egypt
February 15, 2018
International bodies welcome to monitor Egyptian election: foreign minister
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry affirmed on Wednesday that international organisations and bodies are welcome to monitor the upcoming Egyptian presidential election.…
Egypt arrests former-Islamist presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh
Egypt
February 15, 2018
Egypt arrests former-Islamist presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh
Egyptian security forces arrested former-Islamist presidential candidate and current head of the Strong Egypt Party, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, on…
Military prosecution releases Geneina on bail
Egypt
February 15, 2018
Military prosecution releases Geneina on bail
Hisham Geneina’s lawyer Hatem Abdel Azem said that the military prosecution has released Geneina on a bail of LE15,000, after…
Guatemalan ex-president, Oxfam chief held in corruption case
World
February 14, 2018
Guatemalan ex-president, Oxfam chief held in corruption case
Prosecutors said Tuesday they have detained ex-President Alvaro Colom and nearly his entire former Cabinet, including the current chairman of…
State of apathy in Cairo’s streets ahead of presidential election
Features/Interviews
February 5, 2018
State of apathy in Cairo’s streets ahead of presidential election
As Egypt’s political sphere is occupied with discussions regarding the forthcoming presidential election, which will see Egyptians heading to the…
Christian singer to face leftist author in Costa Rica election runoff
World
February 5, 2018
Christian singer to face leftist author in Costa Rica election runoff
Former TV anchor and evangelical singer Fabricio Alvarado Munoz will face a center-left fiction writer in Costa Rica’s presidential election…
Britain rules out any form of customs union with the EU after Brexit: BBC
World
February 5, 2018
Britain rules out any form of customs union with the EU after Brexit: BBC
Britain has ruled out any form of customs union with the European Union after Brexit, the BBC reported, citing a…
State of the Union: Donald Trump calls for nuclear arsenal renewal
World
January 31, 2018
State of the Union: Donald Trump calls for nuclear arsenal renewal
In his first State of the Union address, US President Donald Trump outlined his immigration reform plan, declared a victory…