Egyptian columnist says Mohamed Salah looks like a terrorist because of his beard
An Egyptian journalist has sparked controversy on social media after he called on Liverpool FC's star player, Mohamed Salah, to shave his beard because...
VIDEO: Egyptian woman beats up man who harassed her on the street
Video footage of an Egyptian woman beating up a man who sexually harassed her on a side street in Cairo.
Egypt’s Salafi Al-Nour Party back El-Sisi’s presidential re-election
Egypt’s Salafi Al-Nour party have declared their support for President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in his bid for a second term in office.
Younes Makhyoun, the...
Egypt’s former military chief arrested for running against Sisi in presidential election
Egypt’s military arrested its former chief of staff on Tuesday for planning to run in the upcoming presidential elections against Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi.
Sami Anan was...
Hosni Mubarak and his son to run for Egyptian presidential elections
Former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, and his son, Gamal Mubarak, have declared their intention to run alongside 23 potential candidates for the upcoming presidential...
Egyptian court hands Mohamed Morsi three-year jail sentence for “insulting judiciary”
An Egyptian court has handed former president Mohammed Morsi and nineteen others to three years in jail for "insulting the judiciary".
Mohammed Morsi already holds other jail...
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah voted BBC African Footballer of 2017
Liverpool's Egyptian forward, Mohamed Salah, has been voted the winner of the BBC African Footballer of the Year Award 2017.
Following a record number of...
Egyptian lawyer jailed for saying women who wear torn jeans should be raped on...
An Egyptian lawyer who said that women - including his own daughter - deserved to be raped for wearing ripped jeans has been jailed...
Egypt allows only 50 religious scholars to issue religious edicts on TV
Egyptian authorities have published a list of 50 Muslim scholars who are allowed to issue religious edicts via television broadcasters.
In a press conference at...
Grand Shaikh of Al Azhar named world’s most influential Muslim
The Grand Shaikh of Al Azhar University in Cairo has been named the world’s most influential Muslim for the second year running.
The honour was...
