Egypt

Egypt president allows 'systematic torture' in jails: Prominent rights group

Sep 06, 2017 05:07

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has permitted “systematic” torture in detention centers, a practice likely amounting to a crime against humanity.
Germany, Egypt reach agreement to slow down flow of refugees to Europe

Aug 28, 2017 12:14

Germany and Egypt have agreed on a plan to reduce the flow of refugees and asylum seekers to Europe, as part of Berlin’s wider push to curb the stream of illegal and unchecked immigration to the European country, the refugees’ ideal destination.
Hamas security guard killed in bombing attack on Gaza-Egypt border

Aug 17, 2017 14:44

A member of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has been killed and another suffered injuries when an unidentified assailant blew up his explosives near the border between the besieged Palestinian coastal sliver and Egypt’s volatile Sinai Peninsula.
Egyptian police engage in deadly shootout with militants outside Cairo

Aug 13, 2017 12:14

Two suspected militants have been killed in an exchange of fire with Egyptian police in a province outside the capital Cairo.
Factory workers go on open-ended strike in Egyptian city

Aug 11, 2017 04:49

Thousands of Egyptian workers at a textile factory have staged an open-ended strike in a northern Egyptian city where crippling industrial action several years ago inspired many other factories and helped spark a revolution against ousted president Hosni Mubarak.
Four Egyptian police killed in attack on patrol car

Aug 09, 2017 16:58

Four Egyptian policemen have been killed in a shooting attack on a patrol car in the Sinai Peninsula.
Egypt rejects EU calls for compromise on Qatar dispute

Jul 25, 2017 12:14

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has rejected a call by the European Union for a compromise between a quartet of Arab states, which includes Egypt, and Qatar.
About 43 receive draconian sentences over death of Egyptian prosecutor

Jul 22, 2017 12:18

An Egyptian court has handed down some draconian death and life sentences to 43 people for their involvement in the 2015 killing of the country’s then top prosecutor.
Egypt steps up security in Hurghada following deadly beach attack

Jul 15, 2017 12:18

The Egyptian police have stepped up security in the port of Hurghada as investigators search for motives in a high-profile attack targeting foreigners in the prestigious beach of the Red Sea city.
Attacker kills 2 Ukrainian tourists in Egypt resort town

Jul 14, 2017 14:53

At least two Ukrainian female tourists were killed and four other foreigners injured in mass stabbings at a hotel in the Red Sea resort town of Hurghada, Egypt's Interior Ministry and security sources say.