Egyptian policeman kills Israeli tourists in Alexandria
Two Israelis and an Egyptian national killed in firing by a policeman in the Mediterranean city, according to local media reports. An Egyptian policeman has...
Egypt ‘prosecuted more than 16,000 people’ for political reasons in 2020 and 2021
At least 16,064 people have been victims of politically-motivated prosecutions in Egypt in 2020 and 2021, according to a new report. A database collected by...
UK urged to help jailed British-Egyptian activist
A group of MPs and peers has written to the UK government pressing for urgent help for a British-Egyptian activist imprisoned in Egypt. Alaa Abdel...
11 Egyptian security personnel killed in ‘terrorist attack’
One officer and 10 Egyptian soldiers were killed on Saturday in Egypt's Sinai peninsula when militants attacked a checkpoint at a water pumping station, an...
11 Egyptian security personnel killed after foiling ‘terrorist attack’
One officer and ten Egyptian soldiers were killed after "foiling a terrorist attack" on a water-lifting station east of the Suez Canal, an army spokesman...
Egypt charity’s shock as donated phone card raises fortune
An online fundraising campaign for a little-known charity in Egypt hit the jackpot thanks to a young donor who asked for anonymity. The donation frenzy...
Unqualified beauty practitioners in Egypt kill and maim patients
Practitioners with fake qualifications in the Egyptian beauty industry in Egypt are performing Botox and dermal filler injections leaving patients dead or seriously wounded, according...
Egyptian state TV journalist and activist Hala Fahmy detained
Egyptian state television presenter Hala Fahmy has been detained days after announcing that she was chased by strangers, lawyer Khalid Ali said on Tuesday. Fahmy...
Gaza farmer finds 4,500-year-old statue of Canaanite goddess
A stone statue of an ancient goddess of beauty, love and war has been found in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian archaeologists say that the head...
Egypt female TikTok star jailed for three years for human trafficking
An Egyptian TikTok star has been sentenced to three years in prison after a court convicted her of human trafficking at retrial. Haneen Hossam, who...