Month: January 2015

Al-Sisi cuts Africa Summit visit short after Sinai killings

After meeting with various presidents and officials, Al-Sisi heads to Cairo to…

Jihad Abaza

Sinai explosions leave at least 25 dead

Exchange of fire between militants and army officers is still taking place,…

Jihad Abaza

Protesters hold commemoration on site of Al-Sabbagh’s killing

Female protesters held signs commemorating Al-Sabbagh and Abu-Bakr, both of whom police…

Jihad Abaza

Parliamentary applications to be accepted from 8 February

Political parties to start applying for participation in parliamentary elections by early…

Daily News Egypt

Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh’s political party to boycott elections

The political party that Al-Sabbagh belonged to vows not to partake in…

Jihad Abaza

Living and working as a Syrian refugee in Egypt

The United Nations figures point to 136,717 refugees registered with the organisation…

Jihad Abaza

The fresh sound of ‘Portrait Avenue’

“Portrait Avenue”, an experimental band from Alexandria, debuts at Cairo Jazz Club

Sharif Paget

Violence against women and children costs Egypt $147bn yearly

By Bjørn Lomborg Violence holds a huge cost for our world. Globally,…

Daily News Egypt

Government tells foreign journalists to ‘be more accurate’

Egypt feels the negative coverage it is receiving internationally is unfair considering…

Emir Nader

The significance of Shaimaa’s death

By Wael Eskandar I’ve thought a lot about why the death of…

Daily News Egypt