Taha Sakr
IS affiliated militants slaughter woman, kidnap her family in Rafah
Egypt
May 2, 2017
IS affiliated militants slaughter woman, kidnap her family in Rafah
Anonymous militants slaughtered a woman and kidnapped her family on Monday, in the village of Yamait, near the northern Sinai…
Little-known ‘Hasm’ movement claims responsibility for Cairo security checkpoint militant attack
Egypt
May 2, 2017
Little-known ‘Hasm’ movement claims responsibility for Cairo security checkpoint militant attack
The little-known movement 'Hasm' claimed responsibility on Tuesday for the attacks that targeted a security checkpoint in Cairo, leaving three…
Armed attacks against police in Delta, Cairo: Who always claims responsibility?
Egypt
May 2, 2017
Armed attacks against police in Delta, Cairo: Who always claims responsibility?
At midnight on Monday, using two vehicles, anonymous militants approached a moving security parade on the ring road near Nasr…
In Photos: 30 university students transform Mansoura’s city walls into extraordinary gallery
Egypt
May 1, 2017
In Photos: 30 university students transform Mansoura’s city walls into extraordinary gallery
The city walls of Mansoura were radically transformed within the space of a month into a fixed gallery of wonderful,…
Parliament considers social media draft law, would refer unmonitored Facebook users to trial
Egypt
April 30, 2017
Parliament considers social media draft law, would refer unmonitored Facebook users to trial
Paving the way for state surveillance over social media networks in Egypt, writer of the social media draft law MP…
Swiss court obliges Egypt to pay $2 bln to Israel over suspension of gas exports
Egypt
April 30, 2017
Swiss court obliges Egypt to pay $2 bln to Israel over suspension of gas exports
A Swiss court ordered Egypt to pay $2 billion on Friday to a state-run Israeli electricity company as compensation for…
Ask the President: Sisi responds to controversial questions on economy, Sinai, Red Sea islands
Egypt
April 27, 2017
Ask the President: Sisi responds to controversial questions on economy, Sinai, Red Sea islands
At the third National Youth Conference in Ismailia, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi answered a selection of questions submitted through a new…
Govt denies removal of religious studies classes, proposes new ‘Morals and Values’ syllabus
Egypt
April 27, 2017
Govt denies removal of religious studies classes, proposes new ‘Morals and Values’ syllabus
Following reports that Endowments Minister Mokhtar Gomaa hinted a potential suspension of religious studies classes in schools in an effort…
IS says al-Tarbiyeen tribe are apostates, claims responsibility for car bomb attack
Egypt
April 26, 2017
IS says al-Tarbiyeen tribe are apostates, claims responsibility for car bomb attack
The Islamic State-affiliated group Sinai Province released a statement on Wednesday declaring its responsibility for the car bomb that targeted…
North Sinai tribe burns kidnapped militant alive, still has IS captives
Egypt
April 26, 2017
North Sinai tribe burns kidnapped militant alive, still has IS captives
Following a car bomb orchestrated by Sinai Province that killed four tribesmen in North Sinai on Tuesday, video footage was…