Egyptian prosecutors say they found gross negligence by railway employees to be behind a deadly train crash that caused public outcry across the country, adding that drugs were allegedly involved.

Egypt’s prosecution ordered on Tuesday the release of three defendants in the 2014 Fairmont gang rape case on LE 100,000 bail.

Women are to have a two-week window to apply for 40 to 50 mid-level positions within the State Council, but only those already employed by the State Lawsuits Authority and the Administrative Prosecution. 

On Thursday, Egypt’s Prosecution Office recommended Cairo Criminal Court’s decision to list the retired Ahly football star Mohamed Aboutrika and 1,527 other people, including leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, on the country’s terror list for a period of five years.

A group of human rights organizations issued a statement on Wednesday condemning the Public Prosecution’s intransigence in investigating allegations of torture and maltreatment inside Egyptian prisons.

Marking International Women’s Day, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi ordered the Ministry of Justice to allow Egyptian women to hold positions in the State Council and the Egyptian Public Prosecution.

The Public Prosecution urged anyone in possession of footage of the 2014 gang rape alleged to have taken place in Cairo’s Fairmont Nile City Hotel to come forward on Wednesday, pledging confidentiality and protection to witnesses. 

Egypt is grappling with two separate sexual assault cases – one highlighting the steps that have been taken to address the issue and the other underlining monumental failings by authorities.

Graduate student Ahmed Samir Santawy, who had been held incommunicado since February 1, has been ordered held in remand for 15 days by the State Security Prosecution, according to his lawyers.

Haneen Hossam has been released from jail, local media reports. Her discharge came earlier today, as she was released from the Sahel police station after posting bail, which was set at EGP 5,000.