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Rome prosecutor opens investigation into Mariam Mostafa’s death in UK
Egypt
March 19, 2018
Rome prosecutor opens investigation into Mariam Mostafa’s death in UK
Following the death in the UK of an 18-year-old Egyptian national born in Rome after having been assaulted by a…
7 Ultras Ahlawy arrested following clashes with police, prosecution orders investigation
Egypt
March 10, 2018
7 Ultras Ahlawy arrested following clashes with police, prosecution orders investigation
Egypt’s prosecutor general Nabil Sadek ordered an investigation into clashes that broke out between security forces and fans from the…
Teenage FGM rates in Egypt drop 13% in six years
Egypt
February 19, 2018
Teenage FGM rates in Egypt drop 13% in six years
The National Population Council said this week that the prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) among teenage girls aged 15-17 dropped…
3 suspects charged with assaulting former top auditor detained pending investigations
Egypt
January 29, 2018
3 suspects charged with assaulting former top auditor detained pending investigations
Egypt’s prosecution ordered on Sunday the release of ex-head of Egypt’s Administrative Control authority, Hisham Geneina, and a four-day detention,…
Police arrest 12-year-old pupil accused of sexually assaulting 10-year-old boy
Egypt
January 16, 2018
Police arrest 12-year-old pupil accused of sexually assaulting 10-year-old boy
Ibrahimeya police arrested a 12-year old school pupil on Tuesday, after a complaint was lodged by a 39-year-old father alleging…
IS claims responsibility for deadly attack on Helwan church
Egypt
December 30, 2017
IS claims responsibility for deadly attack on Helwan church
The Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack on a church south of Cairo that left at least…
At least 17 killed in gold mine dispute on Mali-Guinea border
World
November 28, 2017
At least 17 killed in gold mine dispute on Mali-Guinea border
A two-day skirmish between Guinean and Malian villagers over control of a gold mine that straddles the countries’ joint border…
Egyptian lawyer referred to court for inciting rape, sexual harassment
Egypt
November 27, 2017
Egyptian lawyer referred to court for inciting rape, sexual harassment
Cairo’s Public Prosecution referred lawyer Nabih al-Wahsh to the State Security Misdemeanor Court on Sunday over charges of “disrupting civil…
Three MB-affiliated militants killed, nine arrested: interior ministry
Egypt
November 23, 2017
Three MB-affiliated militants killed, nine arrested: interior ministry
Egyptian security forced killed three alleged Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated militants in a security raid, in Wadi al-Notroun, Beheira Governate, arresting nine…
Police personnel killed in western desert shoot-out reaches 52
Egypt
October 21, 2017
Police personnel killed in western desert shoot-out reaches 52
52 Egyptian security personnel died during a clash with suspected Islamist militants in the western desert late on Friday, two security…