Egypt 07/05/2016 Journalists among six facing death penalty in Egypt for 'spying for Qatar' An Egyptian court has sought the death penalty for six men including three journalists charged with endangering national security by spying for
Egypt 07/05/2016 Egypt court postpones Mursi spying verdict for second time A court in Cairo has postponed passing judgement for a second time on Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Mursi in his latest trial. Six other
Egypt 15/04/2016 Protests in Cairo over Egypt-Saudi Tiran and Sanafir island deal Thousands in the Egyptian capital Cairo have protested President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi decision to hand over two islands to Saudi Arabia. Sisi’s
Italy 13/04/2016 Egypt's Sisi says blame for death of Italian student Giulio Regeni based on rumours Egypt’s president has hit out at reports that murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni was killed by the country’s security service. Abdel Fattah
Egypt 10/01/2016 Egyptian parliament meets for the first time in three years The Egyptian parliament met on Sunday for the first time in three years as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seeks approval for up to 300 laws issued by
Egypt 23/11/2015 Egyptians vote in second round of parliamentary elections Low turnout in Egypt's elections as critics complain of narrow choice of candidates
Egypt 19/10/2015 Turnout low on day one of Egypt poll Ballots boxes were tightly secured at the end of day one of Egypt’s parliamentary elections. Voting continues today (Monday Oct 19) in this the first
Egypt 18/10/2015 Egypt votes in parliamentary poll set to strengthen President Sisi A milestone in the road-map to democracy. That is how Egypt’s long-awaited parliamentary election, which began on Sunday, is being presented. But
Egypt 18/10/2015 Egypt's road to democracy: parliamentary elections take place Egypt begins the final stage of the road to democracy. Voting is underway in the country's first parliamentary elections in three years.
Egypt 01/10/2015 Queen Nefertiti's tomb or bust Egypt vows to find her burial place Egyptian authorities say that they will obtain the radar equipment needed to complete the search for Queen Nefertiti’s tomb. The latest theory
Egypt 19/09/2015 Sherif Ismail heads new Egypt government Egypt has a new government one month ahead of a general election with Sherif Ismail as its prime minister. President al-Sisi has kept the former
Egypt 12/09/2015 Egypt's government resigns as Ismail asked to form new cabinet Egyptians are bewildered at the sudden resignation of the government and prime minister with a general election looming in October. President Abdel
Egypt 09/09/2015 Pink Taxi strikes back against sexual assaults in Egypt There is a new taxi company in Egypt reserved for women: Pink Taxi. Sexual harassment and Egyptian male society’s behaviour toward women is the worst
Egypt 17/08/2015 Critics round on Egypt's 'repressive' new anti-terror law Critics of Egypt’s new anti-terrorism law, fear it will be used to crush dissent and stifle press freedom. The addition to the law books, introduced
Egypt 06/08/2015 Celebrations begin to open New Suez Canal in Egypt Extravagant ceremonies have begun in Egypt to celebrate the inauguration of the new Suez Canal.
Egypt 06/08/2015 Egyptian president unveils pet Suez Canal project It is a pet project that comes with a cool price tag of nearly eight billion euros. A second Suez Canal has been a top priority for Egyptian
Egypt 05/08/2015 Suez Canal expansion to open on Thursday Egypt is due to open an expansion to the Suez Canal on Thursday designed to allow larger vessels to use the waterway, to cut transit times and to
world news 30/07/2015 Egypt prepares to inaugurate new Suez Canal Egypt has finished builiding its new Suez Canal, a project President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi regards as a symbol of national pride and a major chance to
le mag 21/07/2015 'The Last Supper' - Egypt's upper class amid social upheaval “The Last Supper,” directed by Egyptian Ahmed El Attar, depicts a society that fails to get rid of a tyranical figure – and all forms of despotism
Egypt 04/06/2015 Egypt: Mubarak to face second retrial over killing of protesters during 2011 uprising Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is to face a second and final retrial over the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising which forced
