Egypt Retrial of Al Jazeera journalists must lead to freedom, says Amnesty Egypt’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, has ordered a retrial of three jailed Al Jazeera journalists citing flaws in last year’s trial 01/01/2015
Egypt Egypt bans 'Exodus' film because of 'historical inaccuracies' Egypt has banned the Hollywood film “Exodus: Gods and Kings” because of what it describes as “historical inaccuracies.” The country’s cultural 26/12/2014
Egypt Coptic Christians in Egypt on alert for attacks Catholic Copts in Egypt are marking Christmas amid tight security after threats from Islamic extremist groups. The Christmas Eve Mass at the Coptic Catholic Church in Cairo was packed despite the aler 25/12/2014
Gaza Egypt temporarily reopens Rafah border crossing Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing with Gaza for two days on Sunday (December 21). The Rafah entry point is the only main crossing point from 21/12/2014
Egypt Egypt's first tattoo expo aims to break taboos The first ever tattoo expo in Egypt and the Middle East has taken place in Cairo. The two-day exhibition and workshops brought together both local 20/12/2014