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  • FILE: Amnesty International activists perform a flash mob on July 13, 2016, in Rome's Pantheon square to remember late Italian student Giulio Regeni and other victims following their last report. Picture: AFP

    Egypt summons Western ambassadors over criticism of rights lawyer's detention

    The ministry said the criticism from the five Western countries was ”a blatant and unacceptable interference in domestic affairs and the work of the judiciary.

    1654 days ago
  • This combination of file pictures created on June 5, 2017, shows (L to R) Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in New York on September 20, 2016, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on March 2, 2017, Saudi King Salman in Riyadh on January 1, 2013, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, in Riyadh on May 05, 2015 and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa in Riyadh on May 21, 2017. Gulf states on June 5, 2017 cut diplomatic ties with neighbouring Qatar and kicked it out of a military coalition, less than a month after the US president visited the region to cement ties with powerhouse Saudi Arabia.

    Egypt ends visa-free entry for Qataris, insists Doha meets demands

    Qatari nationals with Egyptian mothers, those married to Egyptians, and Qataris studying in Egypt will be exempt from having to apply for a visa, he added.

    1766 days ago
  • An Egyptian policeman stands guard. Picture: AFP

    Egyptian court sentences 20 to death for killing policemen

    The court also sentenced 80 people to life in prison and 34 to 15 years in jail. One minor was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 21 people were acquitted.

    1781 days ago
  • Egypts President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reviewing the honour guard during the handing over of power ceremony in Cairo on 8 June 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Egypt's Sisi pardons 502 prisoners including well-known tycoon

    Among those pardoned was Hesham Talaat Moustafa, the former chairman of one of Egypt’s largest real estate developers, Talaat Mostafa Group.

    1789 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    Egypt bans scores of news websites in growing censorship crackdown

    Egyptian journalist Khaled al-Balshi's website was the 57th blocked since 24 May, and the government has offered no comment on the reason behind the blockages.

    1801 days ago
  • A view of Egypt's Nile River. Picture: Sheldon Morais/EWN.

    Egypt’s cost-of-living soars as currency dives

    Core inflation also jumped to 25.86% in the urban areas, the official CAPMAS statistics agency said on Tuesday.

    1954 days ago
  • A boat full of migrants trying to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean sea. Picture: Supplied.

    43 killed after boat carrying 600 migrants sinks off Egypt

    Rescue workers have so far saved 154 people, officials said, meaning about 400 could still be missing.

    2065 days ago
  • A boat full of migrants trying to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean sea. Picture: Supplied.

    43 killed after boat carrying 600 migrants sinks off Egypt

    Rescue workers have so far saved 154 people, officials said, meaning about 400 could still be missing.

    2065 days ago
  • Egyptian protestors take cover from tear gas fired by riot police as they demonstrate in Cairo. Picture: AFP.

    Egypt bans activist from travelling to women's rights conference

    Egyptian rights activists say they are facing the worst assault in their history.

    2151 days ago
  • An image grab taken from a handout video released by the Egyptian Defence Ministry on 20 May 2016 shows the Egyptian military taking part in a search mission in the Mediterranean Sea for the remains of an EgyptAir plane which crashed on 19 May 2016 with 66 people on board. Picture: Egyptian Defence Ministry/AFP.

    Egypt prosecutor seeks data from France, Greece on crashed plane

    Public Prosecutor Nabil Sadek asked his French counterpart to hand over documents, audio and visual records.

    2186 days ago
  • An image grab taken from a handout video released by the Egyptian Defence Ministry on 20 May, 2016 shows Egyptian military pilots taking part in a search mission over the Mediterranean Sea for the remains of an EgyptAir plane which crashed on 19 May, 2016 with 66 people on board, as mystery surrounded its fate despite suspicions of terrorism. Picture: AFP.

    EgyptAir jet sent smoke-alarm warnings before crash

    The jet reportedly sent a series of warnings indicating that smoke had been detected on board.

    2187 days ago
  • Egyptian protestors take cover from tear gas fired by riot police as they demonstrate in Cairo. Picture: AFP.

    Egyptian court jails 152 people over islands protest

    More than 200 people are being tried in connection with the protests, judicial sources have said.

    2194 days ago
  • A picture taken on 29 July 2015 shows ships and boats at the new Suez Canal in the Egyptian port city of Ismailia, east of Cairo. Picture: AFP.

    [LISTEN] Five reasons Egypt's economy has overtaken SA

    Christie Viljoen, an economist at KPMG South Africa talks about the reasons why the South African economy has been under-performing and sluggish growth.

    2197 days ago
  • Egyptian protesters demonstrate in Cairo on 25 April, 2016, against the handing over of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. Picture: AFP.

    Egypt puts on trial 237 activists for protests against Sisi

    Security forces had arrested at least 382 people, Human Rights Watch said in a report this week.

    2209 days ago
  • Several civil society groups from countries including Egypt, Lesotho and Zimbabwe demonstrated outside the Sandton Convention Centre on 14 June to express their grievances with issues they believe the African Union summit is not dealing with. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    UN experts decry Egypt's crackdown on NGOs & human rights

    UN experts have accused the govt of clamping down on NGOs as a cover-up for human rights violations.

    2228 days ago
  • FILE: Argentina’s forward and captain Lionel Messi. Picture: AFP.

    Messi boot donation provokes angry response in Egypt

    Local politician reacted angrily when Messi donated a pair of his boots to raise money for charity.

    2240 days ago
  • FILE: An Egyptian policeman stands guard at the site of a powerful bomb explosion, that ripped through the Italian consulate, killing one person, in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on 11 July, 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Gunmen kill 4 Egypt security personnel south of Cairo

    Security source said the two attackers were riding a motor bike when they opened fire using machine guns.

    2363 days ago
  • FILE: An Egyptian policeman stands guard at the site of a powerful bomb explosion, that ripped through the Italian consulate, killing one person, in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on 11 July, 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Bomb blast injure 4 in Egypt

    The security guards found the bomb in front of the Meridien Hotel during their morning routine checks.

    2398 days ago
  • FILE: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swore in a new government on 19 September 2015. Picture: AFP

    Egypt's Sisi swears in new cabinet

    Sherif Ismail, oil minister in the previous government, was tasked with forming a new cabinet.

    2433 days ago
  • FILE: Protesters in Egypt. Picture: Facebook.

    Egypt demolishes Mubarak-era ruling party headquarters

    Successive governments had discussed plans to knock down the building since the NDP was dissolved in 2011.

    2543 days ago
  • FILE: Former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. Picture: AFP

    Morsi's death sentence worries US, UN, Turkey

    An Egyptian court on Sunday sought the death penalty for Morsi and 106 supporters of his Muslim Brotherhood.

    2557 days ago
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