Relatives of jailed activists hold sit-in at High Court
Activist Mona Seif joined her mother's stance, with both also being on hunger strike for the past 56 days
Egyptian, Cypriot, Greek foreign ministers meet in Nicosia
Talks occur on security, energy and tourism ahead of 8 November meeting in Cairo
Al-Sisi stresses importance of informed religious speech
Ministry of Endowments reviews plan to renovate 732 mosques across Egypt
Mounting Israeli-Palestinian tensions reverberate on the football pitch
By James M. Dorsey Mounting tension between Israel and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and in East Jerusalem have spilt onto Israeli Palestinian football pitches in Israel proper as…
Egyptian singer moves to Sweden seeking ‘safe city residency’
Due to “continuous censorship of his music”, Ramy Essam leaves Egypt for two years but he is not seeking asylum
Campaign to free Peter Greste: ‘A pen is mightier than a sword’
Australian blogger launches a campaign to send pens to Al-Mazraa prison, in solidarity with imprisoned journalist
The ISIS within
By Nesreen Salem The video that emerged from Hama, Syria, depicting the stoning of a woman in yet another episode in the ISIS propaganda series, is the first punishment of its…
Turkey files anti-dumping suit against polypropylene exports from Egypt
Export halt from Syria, Iraq, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, and Turkey creating crisis, says Helal
Domestic debt recorded at EGP 1.8tn by June 2014: CBE
Egypt’s external debt increased by 4.8% to record 45.3bn at the end of March 2014, compared to $43.2bn at the end of June 2013.
Nidaa Tounes set to take 85 seats in Tunisian parliament
While the official results have yet to be announced, the preliminary results show the secular party is set to obtain 85 seats against the 69 of Islamist rival.