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Environment minister meets with African counterparts to prepare for COP22

It’s important to have a common stance and vision towards the Paris…

Menan Khater

Knesset members to visit Saudi, recognised relations with Israel come to the light

Pronounced relations between the two countries have been rapidly developing since the…

Mahmoud Mostafa

Denial, customary reconciliation cover up sectarian strife in Upper Egypt

Official statements imply blame on Coptic man who “attempted to build church”…

Adham Youssef

Court adjourns trial of 52 protestors to 18 September

Prosecution appeals release of protestors against Egypt-Saudi Arabia maritime demarcation deal

Daily News Egypt

More EgyptAir flight MS804 debris found on Israeli coast

The aeroplane went down in the Mediterranean in mid-May, claiming the lives…

Daily News Egypt

15 militants killed, 12 injured during clashes in North Sinai

Clashes between the Armed Forces and militants have escalated and become more…

Daily News Egypt

‘No evidence’ against Ahmed Nazif in illicit gains case: appeals court

The court published its reasoning for ruling to acquit the former prime…

Daily News Egypt

Political activist Hamdy Keshta announces open-ended hunger strike

Keshta was arrested in a demonstration protesting the transfer of Tiran and…

Daily News Egypt

Sectarianism in Upper Egypt defeats state unity

Ongoing tensions highlight deep-rooted conservatism; informal, temporary solutions over rule of law

Amira El-Fekki

Egypt’s Water Minister stresses importance of participation in African Water Week

African leaders conclude the sixth African Water Week in Tanzania 

Menan Khater