NGOs call to end forced disappearances, torture in Ismailia prison
International and national NGOs compiled testimonies that show “clear pattern of abuse” at Al-Azouly prison
Army and police prepare to secure presidential poll
Approximately 181,921 military personnel will coordinate with police to secure this week's elections
Sabahy, Al-Sisi exert final campaign efforts before pre-elections silence
Presidential candidates officially halted their campaigns on Friday to enter period of pre-elections silence
Shebab launch major assault on Somali parliament
Witnesses said Shebab militants, the Al-Qaeda-linked group fighting to overthrow Somalia's internationally-backed but fragile government, stormed into the complex while MPs were meeting inside.
In Pictures: Sabahy, Al-Sisi exert final campaign efforts before pre-elections silence
Presidential candidates Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Hamdeen Sabahy officially terminated their campaigns on Friday, the last day before the two days pre-elections silence, stipulated by Article 18 of the Elections…
Egypt jails 19 Morsi supporters for five years
AFP - An Egyptian court jailed 19 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi for five years on Saturday for storming the offices of the head of the prestigious Al-Azhar…
With tourism at an ebb, hopes for an Egyptian strongman
Sisi’s support campaign in Sharm El-Sheikh is coordinated by a former intelligence officer who now works in tourism.
Amnesty International decries Egyptian human rights violations ahead of elections
Egyptian civil society organisations make 10 demands to the country's next president
Al-Arish natural gas pipeline bombed
Militants bomb pipeline in Sinai for second time in a week, 23rd time since 2011 revolution