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The Rashid boat: voices silenced in the Mediterranean
Dead bodies are still being pulled from the sea as a murky picture emerges of a rescue mission following the capsizing of a boat carrying immigrants
19 Ultras Ahlawy members investigated over charges of bullying
The defendants insisted on attending a match which was scheduled to be played without fans or spectators in the stands
Mubarak-era minister Ahmed Nazif returns to teach at Cairo University
The university allowed him to return after he was acquitted from all charges levelled against him in the ”illicit gains” case
Maspero officials under investigation following mishap over Al-Sisi interview
An old interview featuring President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi was mistakenly aired instead of a recent interview with PBS host Charlie Rose
Police officer accused of killing 25 January protesters to walk free
El-Sunni is accused of killing 18 protesters during the 2011 uprising
Does Al-Sisi see himself as the saviour of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict?
While reviving the peace talks has its importance, the president hardly ever misses a chance to mention his initiative
Court adjourns trial of Press Syndicate leaders to 8 October
The leaders are being tried on charges of harbouring wanted suspects and spreading false news
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One of world’s most dangerous sharks appears in Sharm El-Sheikh
The Oceanic whitetip shark appeared in Ras Nasrani near snorkelling tourists on Friday
In Video: Illegal Egyptian migrant rescues a Syrian girl from drowning
In Video: Illegal Sudanese migrants rescued from the Mediterranean
5 children sentenced to 5 years in prison in ‘Red Sea islands’ case
Ruling angers social media users and political activists, saying the verdict is too harsh on children
In Video: An illegal immigration boat sank in the Mediterranean sea
Death toll of capsized migrant boat reaches 148
Rescue operations are still ongoing
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UPDATE: 42 dead, 163 rescued from sinking immigrant boat off Egypt’s coast
The Egyptian Armed Forces has declared its participation in the rescue operations, reported that search and rescue operations are still ongoing
Egypt advocates for funding, technology transfer in UN climate meeting
The situation in Egypt is more complicated than simply seeking funding or new technology, says researcher
Qatari newspapers Al-Sharq, Al-Arab offices close in Cairo
Arab Media Monitor expresses its rejection and censure against the Egyptian authorities’ decision to close both offices
Head of ERTU News Department dismissed for airing old interview of Al-Sisi with PBS
The president’s most recent interview with PBS was on Tuesday during his time in New York to attend the UN General Assembly
Al-Sisi’s attack on human rights chases him, despite his attempt to ghost the issue
During his participation at the UN general assembly, Al-Sisi’s crackdown on dissent follows him
Teachers demonstrate for improvement in ‘living conditions’
Egypt will not achieve progress unless the government improves conditions for teachers and the education sector, says a teacher
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Egyptian media blackout on rallies opposing Al-Sisi in New York
Ignoring one side of the story is not efficient nor professional, says media trainer
6th April Youth Movement coordinator Amr Ali starts hunger strike
The detainee started his hunger strike after he was transferred to a disciplinary cell
Egypt urges resumption of negotiations in Syria at UN security council meeting
All parties betting on winning the military battle in Syria will lose, says Al-Sisi
Al-Sisi’s speech was good, some items needed rearrangement: professor
Egypt’s call for Israel to push forward the peace initiative is linked with its own interests
UPDATE: 30 dead, over a hundred rescued from sinking immigrant boat off Egypt’s coast
A witness said that the majority of the victims were children after a boat carrying nearly 300 illegal immigrants sank in the Mediterranean Sea near Rashid
Court upholds 1-year jail term for man who burned Islamic teachings
Calling for an Islamic revolution in March, the man stood in front of Al-Azhar and burnt Sahih Al-Bukhary’s book
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Transportation Minister orders dismissal of Railways Authority deputy head
The decision came following a train accident in Qena governorate
Does Al-Sisi click more with Trump or Clinton?
Several US academics and activists called on Trump and Clinton not to meet Al-Sisi, but the meetings were held anyway
Conscript killed in violent clashes near Sheikh Zuweid police station
Militants believed to be affiliated with IS attacked the police station in Sinai, says local journalist
9 dead, 150 illegal immigrants rescued in Mediterranean Sea off Egyptian coast
One-hundred and fifty were rescued among the 300 hundred on the boat
Al-Sisi continues bilateral meetings on sidelines of UN general assembly
The president puts Israeli-Palestinian conflict and refugees crisis at the top of the agenda