Month: August 2016

Government imposes restrictive church construction law

Parliament claims issue dates back to 160 years, but passes law in…

Amira El-Fekki

New victim of police brutality found dead after arrest

The victim’s family has accused police of torturing him to death, while…

Adham Youssef

Al-Sisi meets Jordanian prime minister to foster bilateral ties

Meeting tackled ongoing political turmoil in Arab region and bilateral relations

Daily News Egypt

TE signs 4G licensing contracts and becomes integrated operator

The licence is worth EGP 7.08bn, part of which will be paid…

Mohamed Alaa El-Din

Stuttgart police: ‘Boycotts of Gülen-friendly shops are potential hate crimes’

Police in Germany are investigating whether calls to boycott shops owned by…

Deutsche Welle

National Security threatens detained Islam Khalil: brother

“We worry that he faces new accusations for the third time in…

Dina Amr

Al-Sisi meets Ismail, Social Solidarity Minister to discuss struggles of low-income citizens

Meeting was held 2 days after parliament approves VAT, which will add…

Daily News Egypt

Parliamentary run-off elections for Hadayek Al-Qubba to begin

Two candidates are competing for a seat following MP’s death

Sarah Nazeer

Rwanda phasing out orphanages, pushes for local adoptions

Under a new 'Let's raise them in families' campaign, Rwanda hopes to…

Deutsche Welle