Egypt's ambassador to Ethiopia Mohamed Idris met with Ethiopian foreign ministry officials to deliver a message from Cairo that “Nile water is a matter of utmost importance to the Egyptian people and their livelihood."
Idris told Ethiopian officials (...)
North Sinai police referred two men with suspected ties to the kidnapping of seven soldiers earlier this month to the prosecution on Thursday, in order to investigate any possible links between them and the kidnappers.
Police tracked down the (...)
At a Thursday afternoon press conference held at the presidential palace, presidential spokesman Ehab Fahmy said the president would not allow any change in Egypt's share of Nile water supply.
“Egypt will not allow any meddling in its historical (...)
Judges have declared their intention to begin an open-ended sit-in at the High Court building in protest of the Shura Council discussing amendments to the judiciary law.
Young judges and prosecutors will go to their jobs in the morning then (...)
Al-Ahly remain in the lead of Group A after coming back from being one goal down to win the fixture against Ghazl El Mahala 2-1 on Tuesday.
Mahala's goal came from Raed Mansy who showed power and pace to take on three Al-Ahly players and score in (...)
The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) demanded the public prosecution assign an investigative judge to the Black Bloc case following what it said were numerous violations by State Security prosecutors.
In a statement on Wednesday (...)
The Administrative Judiciary Court postponed the verdict for a lawsuit filed by residents of Ramlet Boulaq against the Cairo governor to 25 June. The governor had issued a land seizure order on their land last year.
The verdict was initially (...)
All judges and not just their leaders will be consulted on any proposed amendment to the Judiciary Law if the Shura Council attempts to amend it, Judges' Club Chairman Ahmed Al-Zind said.
In a Tuesday press conference following a meeting between the (...)
Job vacancies at public prosecution offices will no longer be filled through the recommendations of judges and prosecutors but will instead be assigned on merit, prosecution spokesperson Mostafa Deweidar said on Monday.
“We have to admit that the (...)
South Cairo Criminal Court postponed the Nile City Towers clashes court case on Monday after listening to pleadings from defence lawyers.
“We started our defence argument today for the first 10 defendants and the court postponed the case. We will be (...)
Former Minister of Justice Ahmed Mekki proposed a compromise between the judiciary and Shura Council that would see retirement age reduced from 70 to 65 instead of 60.
Speaking to Turkish state news agency Anadolu, Mekki suggested judges currently (...)
Military and police personnel will be allowed to vote in elections for the first time after the Supreme Constitutional Court declared for the second time election bills submitted by the Shura Council unconstitutional.
The court referred the bills (...)
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Dozens of demonstrators gathered by the Shura Council building, which was surrounded by Central Security Forces trucks and units, in protest of the amendments. Popular Current Leader Hamdeen (...)
"All criminals will be punished and the Egyptian military is stationed all over the country, protecting all of its lands with strength and pride," President Mohamed Morsi declared on Wednesday.
Morsi met the seven freed soldiers who had been (...)
Authorities have detailed information about the Sinai kidnappers but feel it is not the right time to reveal it because intelligence operations are still underway, a military spokesman has said.
At a joint press conference by the presidency, (...)
Poverty rates, inflation, unemployment, food scarcity, and social unrest are on the rise and the government is not only failing to combat it but in some cases is contributing to it, the Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights argues in a (...)
Salafi jihadist groups denied any responsibility for the kidnapping of the seven soldiers being held hostage in Sinai.
Often blamed by the media for being responsible for the kidnapping, the Salafist Jihadism movement in Sinai released a statement (...)
President Mohamed Morsi assured attendees of the national dialogue he had called for that the seven kidnapped soldiers in Sinai would be released and that he had ordered the immediate resolution of the issue.
Morsi had called for a national dialogue (...)
The presidency expressed outrage at the video released by the Sinai kidnappers with spokesperson Omar Amer calling it “appalling" and promising a decisive response at a Monday press conference.
“We have not negotiated and refuse the very idea. (...)
The Egyptian military deployed 30 carriers transporting tanks as well as five busses carrying about 250 soldiers from the Second Field Army into North Sinai on Monday.
Second Field Army Commander Major General Ahmed Wasfy himself made his way there (...)
The Shura Council Committee on Human Rights approved in its Sunday meeting amendments to the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Law that would extend the council's term and limit it to two terms only.
The amendments were proposed by Shura (...)
The Supreme Constitutional Court's general assembly approved on Sunday the appointment of justice Adly Mansour to replace outgoing chief justice Maher El-Behairy whose term ends on 30 June due to him reaching the age of retirement.
Mansour is (...)
A video emerged on Sunday showing what appears to be the seven kidnapped security officers blindfolded. The officers identified themselves and listed their kidnappers' demands.
The camera rotates between the seven soldiers who state their names, (...)
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Unidentified gunmen kidnapped seven off-duty security personnel on Thursday; six of them belong to different sections of the Ministry of Interior and one of the detainees, Ibrahim, is a military (...)
Police arrested 13 people on Friday night following clashes between young protesters and Central Security Forces (CSF) at the Qasr Al-Nil Bridge and near the American and British embassies.
A group of young men and boys clashed with policemen by the (...)