Deutsche Welle fires Egyptian journalist for hate speech against Mahienour El-Masry
Journalist Nagi Abbas called for El-Masry to be assaulted with acid in a recent social media post
Salafist preacher banned from giving Friday sermon
The mosque was scheduled to host Salafist preacher Abdel Moneim Al-Shahat
6 police personnel injured in IED attack in Al-Arish
Six police officers were injured on Friday in an attack that targeted a security convoy in Al-Arish, North Sinai. The attack took place in western Al-Arish as an Improvised Explosive…
Regeni’s family counselor claims he was assaulted in prison
The defence says two national security officers entered Abdulla's cell and assaulted him as well as confiscating his belongings
Coptic Church refuses amendments to churches building law
The church described the amendments as threatening to national unity
Top US defence official concludes visit in Cairo
Head of US central command praised the Egyptian Armed Forces’ efforts in countering terrorism in Sinai
Doctors Without Borders evacuating hospital staff from Yemen
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has said it was evacuating its staff from Yemen following an air strike that killed 19 people at a clinic. The Saudi-led coalition expressed regret and…
Twitter axes 235,000 more ‘terror-related’ accounts
The social media giant says it has closed nearly a quarter of a million accounts with links to terrorism since February. The action follows growing criticism that Islamist extremists are…
European experts skeptical of the Gulen movement
The Gulen movement has generated broad support in Germany and across the world. Experts, however, have doubts over its image as the representative of "moderate Islam" in Europe.