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.
Five truck drivers killed by suspected IS militants near Central Sinai
Egypt
November 10, 2017
Five truck drivers killed by suspected IS militants near Central Sinai
Five truck drivers were killed on Thursday after a number of militants opened fire against them while they were passing…
Facebook honors young Egyptian engineer for unveiling security gaps
Science
November 7, 2017
Facebook honors young Egyptian engineer for unveiling security gaps
Social media platform Facebook has rewarded a young Egyptian engineer from Luxor for discovering loopholes in its security system. Engineer Mohamed…
Body of allegedly ‘forcibly disappeared’ student found among Wahat incident militants
Egypt
November 6, 2017
Body of allegedly ‘forcibly disappeared’ student found among Wahat incident militants
Photos of the Egyptian army’s aerial raids and ground operations against the militants who carried out the Wahat al-Bahariya attack on…
How was kidnapped police officer Mohamed Al-Haies freed?
Egypt
November 1, 2017
How was kidnapped police officer Mohamed Al-Haies freed?
With news being circulated regarding the rescue of the missing police officer Mohamed al-Haies, who had been taken hostage for 11 days…
Air force carries out strikes against El-Wahat militants: army spokesperson
Egypt
October 31, 2017
Air force carries out strikes against El-Wahat militants: army spokesperson
Egypt’s air force on Monday carried out airstrikes on the hiding places of militants responsible for the El-Wahat El-Baheria attack…
Egyptian Bedouin trackers: the irreplaceable guide for security forces
Egypt
October 26, 2017
Egyptian Bedouin trackers: the irreplaceable guide for security forces
Controversy surfaced in Egypt’s social media sphere last week in the wake of clashes that lead to the death of…
‘Zombie-like’ attacker in New Cairo thought to under influence of synthetic drug flakka
Egypt
October 26, 2017
‘Zombie-like’ attacker in New Cairo thought to under influence of synthetic drug flakka
Last Friday night a young man believed to have been under the influence of synthetic drug flakka, attacked and bit…
MP drafts homophobic law to jail LGBT people or ‘promoters’ in Egypt
Egypt
October 25, 2017
MP drafts homophobic law to jail LGBT people or ‘promoters’ in Egypt
In the wake of the Lebanese band Mashrou Leila’s concert in Egypt where some people raised rainbow flags, an unprecedented…
El-Wahat El-Baheria clashes: re-emergence of Bin Laden’s ideology in Egypt
Egypt
October 22, 2017
El-Wahat El-Baheria clashes: re-emergence of Bin Laden’s ideology in Egypt
A wave of unprecedented violent attacks against police and army forces have surfaced in Egypt, spurring questions about Egypt’s political…
Could ‘procreation licenses’ halt Egypt’s burgeoning population?
Features/Interviews
October 18, 2017
Could ‘procreation licenses’ halt Egypt’s burgeoning population?
A non-governmental organization based in Upper Egypt’s governorate of Minya recently drafted a suggested law in an attempt to control the…