Two Egyptian soldiers were killed in a militant attack in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, it emerged Tuesday.
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Egypt is targeting families of exiled dissidents at home, says HRW
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Egypt under fire over ‘shrinking’ freedoms, Morsi’s death during UN rights review
Egypt faced strong criticism at a UN review of its rights record Wednesday, with diplomats voicing a…
UN experts: Morsi’s death may amount to ‘state-sanctioned arbitrary killing’
The detention conditions of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi may have directly led to his dea…
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Egypt’s police forces kill 13 “terrorists” in North Sinai
Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday that 13 terrorists were killed during a shootout with police forces raiding a terrorist hideout in al-Obour at al-Arish, North Sinai.
Intimidation, bullying crimes to be referred to state security emergency courts: Madbouly
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly issued a decree on Sunday that obligates the public prosecution to refer certain crimes to the state security emergency courts during the state of emergency put forward by the Presidential Decree No. 555 of 2019 for a period of three months.
Huge unemployment rates responsible for current wave of Middle East unrest, says IMF
Popular protests and social tensions in several Arab countries are being fueled by unemployment and sluggish economic growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday.
Egypt’s Intelligence hosts round table meeting on MSC Core Group sidelines
The Egyptian General Intelligence Service (GIS) hosted on Sunday a round table meeting on the sidelines of Munich Security Conference (MSC)’s Core Group Meetings held in Cairo on October 27, 28.
Egypt: Family of sisters detained for protesting in solidarity with ‘martyr of chivalry’ call for their release
The family of two sisters who were forcibly disappeared while demanding justice for the family of a young man who was killed after protecting a girl in Egypt have appealed to authorities to release them.