Al-Sisi, Türkiye's FM discuss boosting ties, regional issues    Russia warns of efforts to disrupt Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine    Rift between Netanyahu and military deepens over Gaza strategy    MIDBANK extends EGP 1bn credit facilities to Raya Information Technology    United Bank contributes EGP 600m to syndicated loan worth EGP 6.2bn for Mountain View project    Suez Canal Bank net profits surge 71% to EGP 3.1bn in H1 2025    Egypt's gold prices grow on Aug. 7th    Egypt's FRA Chief Mohamed Farid reappointed with ministerial rank    Madbouly says Egypt, Sudan 'one body,' vows continued support    Egypt's govt. issues licensing controls for used cooking oil activities    Egypt signs vaccine production agreement with UAE's Al Qalaa, China's Red Flag    Egypt to inaugurate Grand Egyptian Museum on 1 November    Egypt to open Grand Egyptian Museum on Nov. 1: PM    Oil rises on Wednesday    Egypt, Uganda strengthen water cooperation, address Nile governance    Egypt, Philippines explore deeper pharmaceutical cooperation    Egypt's Sisi: Egypt is gateway for aid to Gaza, not displacement    Egypt, Malawi explore pharmaceutical cooperation, export opportunities    Egypt's Foreign Minister discusses Nile water security with Ugandan president    Egypt, Cuba explore expanded cooperation in pharmaceuticals, vaccine technology    Egyptians vote in two-day Senate election with key list unopposed    Korean Cultural Centre in Cairo launches folk painting workshop    Egyptian Journalist Mohamed Abdel Galil Joins Golden Globe Voting Committee    Egypt's FM, US envoy discuss Gaza ceasefire, Iran nuclear talks    Egypt keeps Gaza aid flowing, total tops 533,000 tons: minister    Egypt's EHA, Huawei discuss enhanced digital health    Foreign, housing ministers discuss Egypt's role in African development push    Egypt reveals heritage e-training portal    Three ancient rock-cut tombs discovered in Aswan    Sisi launches new support initiative for families of war, terrorism victims    Palm Hills Squash Open debuts with 48 international stars, $250,000 prize pool    On Sport to broadcast Pan Arab Golf Championship for Juniors and Ladies in Egypt    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    

Articles of the author Jake Lippincott
Court hears testimony from former assistant to interior minister
The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, his sons and many of his aides and ministers was underway on Monday. Mubarak and much of his entourage are facing charges that include inciting the killing of protesters during the 25 January (...)

12 - 05 - 2014
Badie prison attack trial delayed until 4 June
The trial of Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie was postponed Wednesday. Badie was set to face charges related to an attack on a prison in Port Said; however, the hearing has been delayed to 4 June. Badie, along with several other (...)

07 - 05 - 2014
Badie trial postponed to 18 May
The trial of Supreme Guide to the Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie has been postponed to 18 May. Badie, along with 13 others, will face trial in connection to the violence that took place near Istiqamah Mosque in Giza Governorate. Badie, along with (...)

05 - 05 - 2014
Cairo University bans 173 student activists from taking exams
Cairo University President Gaber Nasser announced Thursday that he will ban 173 students who allegedly took part in campus political protests from taking end of semester exams, according to according to state-owned Al-Ahram. Police have aggressively (...)

03 - 05 - 2014
Morsi murder trial postponed
The trial of former president Mohamed Morsi concerning his role in the deaths of protesters in December 2012 was postponed once again Saturday. The trial, in which Morsi is accused of inciting his supporters to murder protesters, was originally (...)

03 - 05 - 2014
PM travels to Chad, Tanzania
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb arrived in Tanzania on Friday, the latest destination on his multi-country tour of Sub-Saharan Africa. This is the latest in a long line of high ranking Egyptian figures who have traveled to the region in order (...)

26 - 04 - 2014
Ethiopian panel slams environmentalist NGO's report on dam project
On Sunday the Grand Ethiopian Dam Project (GERD) Panel of Experts slammed a 31 March report issued by the International Rivers Network (IRN), titled "GERD Panel of Experts Report: Big Questions Remain". The IRN piece was a response to a leaked GERD (...)

12 - 04 - 2014
Sadat Metro Station to open for transfers in May
Head of the state-run company that manages the Cairo Metro, Ali Fadaly, has announced that the Sadat Metro station, located under Tahrir Square, will partially reopen within 20 days, according to state-owned news agency MENA. Sadat Station was (...)

09 - 04 - 2014
Wafd Party endorses Sisi presidential bid
In a statement released on Sunday, the secretary general of the Wafd Party, the oldest political party in Egypt, endorsed former Defence Minister Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi's presidential bid. Secretary General Fouad Badawi's statement said the party (...)

07 - 04 - 2014
6 April Movement trial postponed to 28 April
On Saturday the Court for Urgent Matters in Cairo postponed a trial which seeks to prohibit the activities of the pro-democracy group 6 April Movement until 28 April. The trial stems from a lawsuit brought against the group accusing them of hurting (...)

05 - 04 - 2014
Retired army officer gunned down by unknown assailants
A 45 year-old retired army colonel and head of the Criminal Investigation Branch for western Ismailia, Mohamed Abdel-Salam, was killed on Sunday after a group of masked men opened fire on his car in the canal city of Ismailia. The assailants, who (...)

31 - 03 - 2014
Officials charged with exporting palm fronds to Israel
Five Egyptian agriculture officials were charged with the illicit export of 15 tons of palm fronds to Israel on Monday. The five agricultural officials, Ahmed Mustafa Ahmad, Mohamed Aboul Naga the Mohamed Abdel Gawad Mohamed, Mohammed Ghareeb Ahmed (...)

31 - 03 - 2014
Egypt should adhere to democratic road map: White House
In an informal "gaggle" style meeting with the press on Friday, the United States Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes addressed American Middle Eastern policy. The meeting, which took place in Air Force 1 en (...)

29 - 03 - 2014
Human rights group calls for UN investigation into ‘systematic campaign of killing' at hands of interim government
The Swiss-based human rights group Alkarama, which was established to "assist all in the Arab world subjected to, or at risk of, extrajudicial executions, disappearances, torture and arbitrary detention" has issued a report concerning a record of (...)

26 - 03 - 2014
Al-Sisi meets with South Sudanese Defence Minister
Defence Minister Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with a high ranking delegation of South Sudanese security officials, according to a ministry statement. The delegation, which included the South Sudanese Defence Minister Kuol Manyang Juuk, the deputy head (...)

24 - 03 - 2014
At least 1 dead in Friday clashes across Egypt
Supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi clashed with police last Friday in cities across Egypt. In the Cairo suburb of Giza, police, joined by plainclothes government supporters, fired tear gas and shotguns at protesters.According to (...)

22 - 03 - 2014
Anti-harassment groups condemn sexual assault at Cairo University, administration's response
Several feminist and anti-sexual harassment groups, including HARRASSmap, I Saw Harassment (Shoft Taharosh) and Tahrir Bodyguard released a joint statement Friday condemning a high-profile incident of sexual assault at Cairo University, and the (...)

22 - 03 - 2014
Coalition of Egyptian human rights groups releases report to UN
According to a statement released on Monday, The Forum of Independent Human Rights Organisations (FIHRO), which represents 19 Egyptian human rights groups, presented a report on the state of human rights in Egypt to the United Nations High (...)

19 - 03 - 2014
Egypt Brazil match to kick off ‘Street Children's World Cup'
Egypt's team in the Street Children's World Cup is set to face off against Brazil in first match of the tournament, according to a Tuesday statement by the event. The tournament features teams of teenagers from five continents, all of whom are or (...)

19 - 03 - 2014
Cairo University student sexually assaulted on campus: I Saw Harassment
A female student at Cairo University was sexually attacked by "dozens" of fellow students on Sunday, According to a statement released by the anti-sexual violence group I Saw Harassment (Shoft Taharosh). According to the group's statement, the woman (...)

17 - 03 - 2014
Human Rights Watch, UN call on Egyptian and Sudanese authorities to protect refugees
Twenty four members of the UN Human Rights Council called on Egypt and Sudan "to investigate and prosecute traffickers for kidnapping, torturing, and killing refugees in the Sinai Peninsula," According to Human Rights Watch in a statement released (...)

17 - 03 - 2014
Bassem Youssef's show disrupted for second week in a row
The most recent episode of Bassem Youssef's popular TV show El-Bernameg was intentionally jammed for the second time this Friday. While the show was only disrupted for around ten minutes last week, this Friday the disruption was much longer and (...)

15 - 03 - 2014
Egyptian political groups prepare for presidential elections
Former Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Sami Anan, who has been publicly toying with running for president, announced Thursday that he would not take part in the race. On the same day Hamdeen Sabahy, the leader of the leftist Egyptian (...)

15 - 03 - 2014
Foreign minister arrives in Sudan to attend regional conference
According to a statement released on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy arrived in Sudan on Wednesday morning to participate in the 20th session of the Executive Council of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CSSS), which will be held from (...)

12 - 03 - 2014
Anti-Coup Alliance denounces Saudi Arabia's support for ‘coup'
The Anti-Coup Alliance denounced the Saudi Arabian government's support of "the bloody treacherous coup" in a statement released on Monday. The Anti-Coup Alliance, also known as the National Coalition to Support Legitimacy, was formed in the (...)

10 - 03 - 2014
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