President Morsy pardons military detainees
Following committee’s recommendation, Morsy pardons nearly 600 people imprisoned following military trials
President Morsy emerges as regional mediator on Gaza
After a weekend of meetings with Hamas, the Palestinian Authority and the EU, Morsy finds himself under pressure from competing interests
Coptic Orthodox Church to point the way to new Pope
The Coptic Church has also announced that it will not attend the traditional yearly Ramadan Iftaar banquet in mourning for the death of Pope Shenouda III
US military aid to Yemen resumes
After one year of suspension, US military aid to Yemen resumes with drones a part of the new deal
UN Committee: Israel maintaining a “system of permanent oppression”
A UN investigation finds wide-scale use of harsh solitary confinement inflicted on young Palestinian detainees
In pictures: Suleiman’s farewell
Thousands gathered to bid farewell to the body of former intelligence chief and vice president Omar Suleiman on Saturday as his coffin draped with the Egyptian flag was drawn by…
Morsy’s Ramadan Speech, Africa and Sulieman’s death
Morsy’s Ramadan Speech, Africa and Sulieman’s death After President Morsy addressed the nation on the occasion of Ramadan and mentioned the importance of revisiting the ties with the African continent,…
EGP 200m to aid Radio and Television Union
By Mohamed Ayyad The government has earmarked EGP 200 million for the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) to address the financial crisis that has struck the sector after employee…
Suleiman to have military funeral, died from heart and kidney disease
The Cleveland Clinic says he died while undergoing treatment three days after tests revealed he had heart and kidney disease
Press syndicate announces solidarity with Cleopatra Ceramics strikers
The committee charged with syndicate freedom at the Journalists’ Syndicate held a press conference on Thursday announcing their support