Taha Sakr
Taha Sakr
Journalist / news reporter who worked previously for Daily News Egypt and The Cairo Post.Studied media and journalism at the Faculty of Mass Communication at Cairo University. His reporting focuses on the ongoing conflict in Sinai and Egyptian military strategy there, and he also covers other political stories and issues of rights and freedoms.
Egypt renounces US senator comments on presidential race
Egypt
January 25, 2018
Egypt renounces US senator comments on presidential race
The Egyptian Foreign Affairs Ministry renounced on Wednesday statements released by US former presidential candidate and senator John McCain who…
Breaking: Khaled Ali withdraws from presidential race
Egypt
January 24, 2018
Breaking: Khaled Ali withdraws from presidential race
Prominent rights lawyer Khaled Ali, who recently declared his intention to run in the 2018 Egyptian presidential election, announced on…
US monitoring Egypt elections, wants fair, free process: US State Dept
Egypt
January 24, 2018
US monitoring Egypt elections, wants fair, free process: US State Dept
US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said on Tuesday that the US is closely monitoring the elections in Egypt following…
What are the potential punishments Sami Anan faces after army accusations?
Egypt
January 24, 2018
What are the potential punishments Sami Anan faces after army accusations?
Egypt’s political climate witnessed on Tuesday unprecedented upheaval when the Egyptian Armed Forces recalled its former chief of staff-turned presidential…
Khaled Ali’s campaign in meeting to decide stance on presidential bid: campaign spokesperson
Egypt
January 23, 2018
Khaled Ali’s campaign in meeting to decide stance on presidential bid: campaign spokesperson
Khaled El–Balshi, the official campaign spokesperson of presidential hopeful Khaled Ali, denied the circulated news about his alleged withdrawal from…
Breaking: Presidential hopeful Sami Anan arrested, says campaign coordinator
Egypt
January 23, 2018
Breaking: Presidential hopeful Sami Anan arrested, says campaign coordinator
Presidential hopeful Sami Anan’s official campaign coordinator, Mahmoud Refaat, wrote on his Twitter on Tuesday that Anan has been arrested after…
Breaking: Armed Forces to investigate potential presidential candidate Sami Anan over ‘forgery’
Egypt
January 23, 2018
Breaking: Armed Forces to investigate potential presidential candidate Sami Anan over ‘forgery’
The Egyptian Armed Forces released on Tuesday a televised statement in which it asserted that the former chief of staff…
Who is Egypt’s ex-army chief whose presidential bid breathed life into Egypt’s 2018 elections?
Egypt
January 22, 2018
Who is Egypt’s ex-army chief whose presidential bid breathed life into Egypt’s 2018 elections?
A few hours after current President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared his intention to run for a second term…
Meet Mona El-Prince, Egypt’s only potential female presidential candidate
Egypt
January 19, 2018
Meet Mona El-Prince, Egypt’s only potential female presidential candidate
Out of 23 potential candidates competing in Egypt’s upcoming presidential election only one of them is a woman. Mona Al-Prince,…
Parliament discusses draft law for ‘online court trials’
Egypt
January 19, 2018
Parliament discusses draft law for ‘online court trials’
Egypt’s Parliament recently began discussing a draft law for ‘online trials’, which would enable trials to take place without a…