“These kids [protesters] should be arrested in a matter of 24 hours. And we can get them by getting their mothers, their sisters, and their wives. Whoever tells me ‘human rights’, I will hit with my shoes … my words are clear. We should get their mothers, their fathers and …

The UN Human Rights Council has chosen Egypt’s permanent representative in Geneva for membership of the council’s advisory committee starting in 2016.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi held a series of meetings with Arab and European leaders on the sidelines of Paris held U.N. Climate Change Conference to discuss counter-terrorism, said Egyptian Presidential spokesperson Alaa Youssef Sunday.

Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend announced on Sunday the creation of special courts for cases involving violence against women, in order to ensure they are processed quickly.

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Thursday with Arab justice ministers, stressing the necessity of boosting the judicial and legal cooperation in various fields and preparing the Arab judiciary to meet the requirements of achieving justice.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and EU foreign policy Chief Federica Mogherini affirmed the importance of Egyptian-EU relations during their meeting in Cairo Tuesday.

تتطوّر ملامح الصراع في سوريا يوماً بعد يوم، فبعد توسّع تنظيم “داعش”، تقدّمت أولويّة محاربة الإرهاب بالنّسبة إلى العديد من الأطراف السوريّة والإقليميّة على فضّ النزاعات السياسيّة بين نظام بشار الأسد والمعارضة، وانتقل الأمر بالنّسبة إلى تلك الأطراف من نزاع بين تيّارات ثوريّة أو إسلاميّة سنيّة مثل الإخوان المسلمين وبين …

The Syrian crisis has taken a turn that could allow Egypt to act as a mediator in reaching a political settlement in Syria. Several Syrian and regional players are focusing on the fight against terrorism rather than on settling their political conflicts with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and its opposing forces.

second electoral silence was effective Sunday noon ahead of a second round of elections between candidates who obtained the highest number of votes in their constituencies, running for parliamentary individual seats.

Less than 48 hours before Egyptians go to the polls to choose their 2015 legislature, international elections observer Democracy International (DI) announced that “some visas for accredited core team members and short-term observers had not been issued and that most visas have not been issued for the duration necessary to …