The move by Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi theoretically rolls back sweeping powers the government wielded in the name of fighting terrorism, but critics called it only a cosmetic change, according to the NYT chief Cairo [ More … ]
Egypt has detained two prominent activists who played key roles in the 2011 revolution, activists and a rights group said, the latest in a wave of arrests in recent weeks. Blogger and journalist Esraa Abdel [ More … ]
The parliamentary and presidential polls had previously been slated for November 2019. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for snap parliamentary and presidential elections to be held on June 24, more than a year earlier than [ More … ]
Egypt is to extend its nationwide state of emergency for three months from January 13 to help tackle “the dangers and funding of terrorism,” state news agency MENA said on Tuesday. Last April, Egypt first [ More … ]
Deputy Premier Canikli says no fundamental freedoms or basic rights have been restricted during state of emergency The parliament on Monday ratified the Prime Ministry’s motion to extend the ongoing state of emergency in the [ More … ]
The renewed three-month state of emergency will start on July 10. It comes after twin church bombings in April claimed 45 lives. Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended a state of emergency declared after twin church [ More … ]
The Egyptian Armed forces have struck “terrorist training camps” in retaliation for an attack on Coptic Christians, said Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Egypt’s state media said that six strikes hit the town of Derna in [ More … ]
The Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) third extraordinary congress is being held in Ankara today as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the founder of the AK Party, is set to be chosen as chairman of [ More … ]
Reuters released a Special Report saying that Islamic State seeks to impose religious rules in Egypt’s North Sinai. According to Reuters, “On Monday in early April, Shaher Saeed was driving south of the city of [ More … ]
Egypt has disrupted voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services this week for users who use messaging apps like Apple’s FaceTime, Viber, Skype, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. The key reason is apparently security concerns, but there’s [ More … ]
Egypt’s Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar issued instructions for secret police to be deployed in Egypt’s streets and public squares to monitor and curtail any instances of criminal intent as Egypt is already under a [ More … ]
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared a three-month state of emergency after two deadly bombings hit Coptic churches on Sunday, killing at least 44 people. Al- Sisi said in a speech aired on state television, “A series of [ More … ]
Egypt’s army spokesman said Saturday on his Facebook’s official page that two army officers and two soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb during a security operation in northern and central Sinai that killed 20 [ More … ]
Egypt’s parliament extended the state of emergency in North Sinai for three coming months starting 30 January. The majority in Egypt’s parliament voted in favor of the extension. In October 2014, the state of emergency was imposed for [ More … ]
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said during a joint news conference with his Turkish counterpart Monday in Ankara that France understands Turkey’s need to pursue the perpetrators of the failed July 15 coup attempt and [ More … ]
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