Detention of Esraa El-Taweel extended as medical assessment denounced
Extension of imprisonment based on spurious green-light from doctor, say defence
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4 young Egyptians named among dead migrants
The news comes following the documentation of high numbers of Egyptian minors travelling to Italy
Al-Masry Al-Youm management reject workers demands over mass sackings
Workers vow to escalate as founder says that staff numbers have spiralled out of control
2,215 migrants, 1,067 weapons apprehended in September: Army
Rocket-propelled grenades recovered, Ministry of Defence says
139 diplomatic missions ready to serve 700k registered Egyptians abroad: Foreign Ministry
Do not pay attention to rumours that protests will disrupt embassy polls, says Loza
Sudan and Tunisia release 24 detained Egyptian fishermen
Egyptian fishermen are frequently detained attempting to fish in foreign waters
Ministry of Antiquities operating with 90% loss of funds
Lack of funds is stalling key restoration and construction work
Shoukry ‘coordinates’ with Lavrov on Syria, as Russia faces criticism for civilian deaths
Reports suggest Russia struck civilian targets in northern Homs
New York Times ‘obfuscates reality’ in Sinai coverage: Egypt
Israel, not Egypt, is the cause of Gaza’s woes, says Foreign Ministry
Interpol arrests long-time Egyptian corruption fugitive in Lebanon: Interior ministry
Lebanese Interior Security Forces reported no knowledge of the case
United Nations in Cairo calls out fake awarding of ambassadorships
Singer Hany Shaker is not a Goodwill Ambassador, says UN
Egypt backs Russia, asserts itself against Saudi Arabia’s Syria strategy
Airstrikes come as Egypt’s relations with Russia improve, but support likely to remain rhetorical
Erdogan on Egypt: ‘I will not normalise with a coup regime’
Turkish president reiterates strong words against Egypt’s ‘regime’
UN: Shoukry speaks on Libya, meets American Jewish organisation
“No room for further procrastination” as Libya peace plan postponed for third time
Al-Sisi’s UN claims refuted with 60 journalists behind bars: ANHRI
Civil society bodies move to criticise the President’s international message
Foreign ministry follows up on arrested fishermen in Tunisia
Tunisia says Egyptian fishermen regularly breach their national waters
Work on church honouring murdered Egyptian Copts to begin in days
So far EGP 5m of the EGP 10m in construction costs were secured
3 Muslim Brotherhood members sentenced to death
68 others received stiff penalties for murder and violence in August 2013
‘Unprecendented’ freedoms in Egypt: Al-Sisi
Amnesty International tells UN not to be “fooled” by Egyptian President’s empty promises
Authors claim Al-Azhar, government banned book uncovering institutional violations
Bookstore denies that it ever stocked the essay on the politics of religious institutions
Netanyahu praises Al-Sisi’s call for cooperation with Israel
Al-Sisi puts Palestinian-Israeli conflict at heart of the issue, but prospects for negotiations are dim
Inmate’s death puts Tora Prison back in spotlight
“It was his destiny, but negligence was a large factor in this,” says Emad Hassan’s wife
6 April founder Amr Ali appears in Tora Prison
Revolutionary activist was arrested earlier in the week
Anti-sexual harassment group documents 87 incidents on first day of Eid
‘I Saw Harassment’ documents incidents of the crime in public spaces
11 ‘homosexuals’ arrested in pre-Eid morality raids
Arrests are an example of regular pre-Eid anti-vice campaigns, says researcher
Egypt voices concerns on effects of delay in Libyan political agreement
Affiliated militias pose risk of derailing a political settlement
Egyptian NGO seeks to revoke Norwegian correspondent’s licence
NGO faces corruption charges, accuses critics of a Qatari plot
Controversial TV host Mona Iraqi handed prison sentence
Case against Iraqi for Ramses trial also ongoing
No differences between Egypt and Saudi Arabia over Syria: Shoukry
The Foreign Minister says he finds questions of human rights violations by Egyptian army “strange”
Shoukry’s call for solidarity does little to move Mexican commentators
Former ambassador writes scathingly on the dysfunctions within Egypt’s police and army