Egypt will not accept to have its judiciary scrutinized
The Foreign Ministry has categorically rejected attempts by foreign parties to assess and analyze court rulings, stressing that the Egyptian judiciary has always been fair. Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel Aati said on Tuesday 19/5/2015 Egypt will not accept to have its judiciary scrutinized. His remarks followed statements by foreign officials in which they commented […]
Justice Ministry Criticizes Foreign Comments On Morsi Death Decision
Justice Ministry on Tuesday 19/5/2015 described comments made by some foreign officials on a court’s death decision given to ousted president Mohamed Morsi as “violating international conventions”. The ministry said in a statement, any comments that may describe the court’s decision as “not acceptable” stand as breach of the international conventions on sovereignty. The statement […]
Egyptian authorities using sexual violence on ‘massive scale’
Egyptian security forces are using sexual violence against detainees on a massive scale, according to the International Federation for Human Rights. A report by the organisation suggests men, women and children are being abused “to eliminate public protest”. Many are subjected to virginity tests, rape and gang rape after arrest. Egypt’s Interior Ministry said it […]
Egypt’s world’s busiest hangmen – Ex-president Morsi, 100 others, sentenced to death
Egypt’s deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi sits in a caged dock in Cairo on May 16, 2015 A COURT in Egypt’s capital Cairo sentenced deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and more than 100 others to death on Saturday for their role in a mass jailbreak during the 2011 uprising. Hours after the ruling, gunmen shot […]
Egypt legend Aboutrika denies Muslim Brotherhood affiliation
The three-times African player of the year Mohamed Aboutrika has denied that the tourism company he co-owns in Egypt is linked to the banned Islamist movement the Muslim Brotherhood. Aboutrika, who retired from football in December 2013, had assets seized by the Egyptian government last week after it was alleged he had helped fund the […]
Egypt’s justice minister fired over social class remarks
Egypt’s justice minister has resigned after raising a public uproar by saying in a TV interview that the children of rubbish collectors workers are too lowly to become judges. The comments on Sunday by Mahfouz Saber brought a heavy backlash on social media from Egyptians denouncing elitism and what some saw as the arrogance of […]
After being left at dump, 2000-year-old mummy on display
The 2,000-year-old mummified body of a Egyptian child in a casket that was found at a rubbish dump in France is to go on display for the first time after more than a year of careful restoration work partly funded by public donations. The story of how the relic was discovered has entered local legend […]
Egypt police officer detained for killing activist
The trial has begun of an Egyptian policeman accused of killing an unarmed female activist. Yassin Hatem Salahedeen, a 24-year-old police lieutenant, is charged with manslaughter over the death of Shaimaa al-Sabbagh. She died after appearing to be shot by a masked policeman at a peaceful protest in Cairo in January. Her final moments were […]
Ethiopians held in Libya freed by Egyptian army
A group of Ethiopians who had been kidnapped in Libya arrived at Cairo airport on Thursday after Egyptian army forces rescued them, state media quoted Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as saying. But one Ethiopian in the group, and a Libyan source, appeared to cast doubt on that version of events, saying the men had […]
Egyptian Foreign Minister to visit Eritrea
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is expected to visit Eritrea on Wednesday in the first such visit by an Egyptian foreign minister in two decades.In a Tuesday statement, the Foreign Ministry said the planned visit reflected the “brotherly relations between Egypt and Eritrea.” An Eritrean source, meanwhile, said Shoukry would meet with Eritrean officials to […]
