Rabaa dispersal case sees first verdict since five years

75 defendants handed death sentences, 47 sentenced to life imprisonment, journalist Shawkan expected to be released

Adham Youssef

Al-Sisi praises military cooperation with US as ‘Bright Star’ drills kick off

President receives US Central Command head, reviews efforts against terrorism

Fatma Lotfi

DFB reject suggestion they moved Peru match to avoid potential crowd trouble

The German Football Federation (DFB) has dismissed a report saying it moved Sunday's friendly against Peru from Frankfurt to Sinsheim in order to avoid crowd trouble ahead of the Euro…

Deutsche Welle

33 illegal immigrants caught trying to cross boarders near Libya

Police forces in arrested on Friday 33 individuals attempting to illegally cross outside the country, according to the statement by the Ministry of Interior. The statement did not specify which…

Daily News Egypt

Number of illiterate individuals fell to 18.4 million in 2017: CAPMAS

The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS), stated in a press statement on Saturday that the illiteracy reached 18.4 million in 2017. The illiteracy rate declined from 39.4%…

Daily News Egypt

Syrian, Russian airstrikes hit Idlib after day of Teheran’s summit failure

At Tehran summit, Erdogan calls for ceasefire in Syria; Iran, Russia reject

Mohammed El-Said

GERD’s project manager committed suicide: Ethiopian police

Investigations still ongoing to come up with final results

Daily News Egypt

New formation of three media state bodies will be applied within one month

Each body will include nine members instead of 12, they will be sworn before parliament, according to laws

Daily News Egypt

Egypt launches first country-manufactured frigate in cooperation with France in Alexandria

Egypt signs contract with France to manufacture four Gowind-class corvettes

Daily News Egypt

Latvia pushes majority language in schools, leaving parents miffed

Teachers in the Baltic country's bilingual schools are transitioning into teaching mostly in Latvian. Critics worry that the reform will come at the detriment of minority students — mainly ethnic…

Deutsche Welle