Egypt Reopening Borders for Tourism
The Egyptian government has stated that after along time of banned tours & suspending international flights, Egypt will finally be reopened for tourism starting from the first of July mainly on the seaside as More...
Egypt arrests human rights defender Patrick George Zaki
Yet another human rights defender has been arrested and temporarily disappeared in Egypt. An Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) researcher, Patrick George Zaki, was stopped in the Cairo airport on February More...
Egypt graverobbers steal dead priest’s cross, then body for ransom
Graver robbers in Sharouna, a village south of Cairo, targeted the tomb of a priest who died 13 years ago, according to the Watani news outlet. They initially wanted to steal his crucifix, but then also stole the More...
Egyptian Mummy linens seized by Border patrol in Michigan, busting antiquities smuggling scheme
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) seized ancient Egyptian mummy linens during enforcement operations at the Blue Water Bridge. On May 25th, CBP Officers identified a shipment More...
Fathom Events bringing ‘Free Trip to Egypt’ with Tarek Mounib to theaters
Seeking to build a bridge of mutual understanding and friendship, a Canadian-Egyptian entrepreneur of Muslim faith decides to create conversation surrounding common preconceived notions of his religious beliefs. More...
Egypt legalizes 156 churches as Christians remained divided over President Sisi
(ICC): Last week, the Egyptian government legalized 156 churches, bringing the total to 783. More than 3,700 churches have sought legalization since Egypt passed a new law in 2016 which purported to streamline the More...
Egypt: Mahmoud Abou Zeid, Shawkan, released after spending over 5 years in prison
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) hails today’s release of Mahmoud Abou Zeid, the Egyptian photojournalist also known as Shawkan, after more than five and a half years in prison, but deplores that the fact that More...
Egyptian terrorist, al-Qaeda militant Hisham Ashmawi captured in Libya
(International Christian Concern) –Libyan forces have captured one of the most wanted men in the world, Hisham Ashmawi. Ashmawi was a former army officer and is accused of multiple deadly attacks in Egypt. Ashmawi More...
Egyptian court sentenced 17 Islamic militants to death, ties to Coptic Orthodox Church suicide bombing
(International Christian Concern) –A week ago, an Egyptian military court sentenced 17 Islamic militants to death. The 17 militants were prosecuted after plotting attacks against Christians and Christian churches More...
Egypt handouts 75 death sentences to Muslim Brotherhood rebels, UN’s Michelle Bachelet says it’s ‘unfair’
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said today that she is extremely concerned that an Egyptian court’s confirmation of 75 death sentences on Saturday did not result from a fair trial, More...
Egypt court rules against Muslim Brotherhood extremists, Yusuf al-Qaradawi sentenced to life in prison
An Egyptian military court has sentenced eight people to death, including four in absentia, for alleged involvement in acts of violence in 2015. Yusuf Al Qardawi at the Third Annual Doha Educational Conference in More...
Al-Jazeera reporter Mahmoud Hussein questioned, arrested in Egypt for ‘inciting sedition’ and ‘fake news’
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns an Al-Jazeera journalist’s arrest last week while visiting Egypt. Mahmoud Hussein, an Egyptian news producer at Al-Jazeera headquarters in Doha, was arrested at his Cairo More...
Violence against Christians in Egypt worsens, Coptic priest says he’s afraid to ‘walk in the streets’
The Christian community in Egypt is in chaos, described a violence not seen in decades. The retaliation against Christians from Islamic extremists in response to the removal of President Mohamed Morsi continues. More...
Priest describe how Christians in Egypt attacked as Islamists seize and destroy Coptic churches
The Coptic Orthodox priest was quoted in the NY Times article which stated that he “would talk only after hiding from the watchful eyes of the bearded Muslim outside, who wore a pistol bulging from under his More...
Egypt violence continues Christian churches, homes and businesses attacked by Muslim Brotherhood supporters
Egypt is home to a horrific assault on Christianity where atleast 58 churches, over 50 homes, 85 shops, 3 hotels and countless cars have been attacked and torched. Almasryalyoum.com now reports a reporter was killed More...
Benedict Cumberbatch pauses ‘Sherlock’ season 3 filming to tell photographers to go cover Egypt
British actor Benedict Cumberbatch had a harsh message for the photographers camped outside the BBC Sherlock set Saturday in Cardiff, Wales. As the Star Trek Into Darkness star exited his trailer, Cumberbatch hid More...
Death toll in Egypt rises to 30, hundreds injured in ‘Friday of Rage’
Medical officials say at least 12 people have been killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of the ousted president in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria, bringing nationwide toll to 30. Emergency More...
Egyptian army fires on crowd of Morsi supporters, 3 reportedly killed
Egyptian security forces are already struggling to keep the peace as deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was removed and hundreds of Morsi supporters gathered in Cairo. The army shot and killed at least More...
Egyptian military suspends constitution, plans for new election, holds ousted Pres Morsi, Adly Mansour in charge
Egypt’s military suspended the constitution Wednesday and ordered new elections, ousting the country’s first freely elected president after he defied army demands to implement radical reforms or step More...
New survey confirms violence against women in Egypt worse now, 99.3% have experienced some form of sexual violence
Sexual violence against women in Egypt has increased in the post-revolutionary Islamist rule, according to official reports and rights activists. The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality said in a report published More...
