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‘Sinai Province’ continues to claim lives of security officials

Ten people, including four children, were killed, in an “unknown” air strike

Adham Youssef

 NGOs and activists demand immediate release of Hisham Gaafar

The detention of Gaafar is a threat to civil society's freedom to…

Toqa Ezzidin

Global economic slowdown forces African nations to consider reorganisation of expenditure: Al-Sisi

The Egyptian president emphasised need to obtain more funds for developmental programme…

Ahmed Abbas

Egyptian former child actress Feyrouz passes away at 73

The celebrated actress, who was nicknamed “the miracle child”, suffered from kidney…

Nada Deyaa’

‘T-shirt detainee’ Mahmoud Hussein begins fifth day of illegal detention

Hussein has been held in remand for more than 730 days, exceeding…

Amira El-Fekki

Main Syrian opposition group will participate in Geneva talks

The opposition will go to Geneva Saturday to ‘discuss humanitarian issues in…

Ahmed Abbas

Court lifts travel ban on 80 former officials accused of embezzlement

The defendants returned a total of EGP 178m in return for dropping…

Daily News Egypt

Activist mistakenly arrested for alleged coup d’état charge

Abd El-Fattah's was misidentified as a man convicted in absentia of a…

Toqa Ezzidin

Egyptian-German researcher receives lifetime ban from entering Egypt

Egyptian Embassy in Berlin says Atef Bortos represented a “long-standing security risk”

Mahmoud Mostafa

Court resumes Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis defendants’ trial

The general prosecution has previously accused the defendants of 54  indictments.

Toqa Ezzidin