More than half a decade after ‘ Rabaa massacre ‘ the deadly crackdown of supporters of the first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi, human rights activists still call for a probe. Six years ago, Egypt witnessed [ More … ]
Egypt has paid $1 billion to Qatar, marking the last tranche of debts to the Gulf nation, an Egyptian official said on Saturday amid tensions between the two Arab countries. Governor of Egypt’s Central Bank [ More … ]
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned mention of Qatar’s name in the verdict issued yesterday by Cairo Criminal Court in the case known as ‘Qatar espionage’ and the unjust sentences against President Mohamed Morsi and [ More … ]
Turkey condemned the life sentence handed down by Egypt Saturday to former President Mohamed Morsi, said an official statement. “We express our deep concern and condemn the life imprisonment given to President Morsi who has [ More … ]
A military court in Egypt sentenced 187 alleged Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters to life in prison. Al-Ahram, a state-owned newspaper, stated that the verdict was based on multiple charges “including an alleged assault on [ More … ]
An International peace conference will be held in Paris to push the peace process and to advance a two-state solution in the Middle East. Foreign ministers of 26 countries including US Secretary of State John [ More … ]
The European Union External Action Service (EEAS) issued on Wednesday a statement criticizing the arrest of the head of the Egyptian Press Syndicate and other board members. The statement said that the recent Press [ More … ]
After 15 days of enforced disappearance and a year in prison, Omar Mohamed received a verdict of life time sentence in Egypt. Esraa El-Taweel, one of Omar’s friends, said that she accompanied Omar in an [ More … ]
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