Egyptian MP calls for women’s “virginity tests” before being admitted to university
A controversial Egyptian MP has called for women to undergo mandatory "virginity tests" before being admitted to university.
Parliamentary member Elhamy Agina called on the...
Senior Muslim Brotherhood member shot dead in Egypt
Egypt's Interior Ministry said police have killed a top Muslim Brotherhood leader in a shoot-out in Cairo, an account the group have unequivocally rejected.
A...
Shaikh Ahmad Al-Tayyeb named world’s most influential Muslim
The Grand Shaikh of Al Azhar University in Cairo has been named the world’s most influential Muslim.
The honour was bestowed on Shaikh Ahmad Muhammad...
Mohamed Morsi’s death sentence overturned
Egypt's highest court of appeal has overturned the death sentences against former President Mohammed Morsi and five other senior Muslim Brotherhood leaders.
The Court of...
Egypt overturns Mohamed Morsi life sentence
Egypt's highest appeal court has overturned a life sentence handed down to former President Mohamed Morsi who was ousted in a military coup in...
Egypt adds former footballer to terror list for links to Muslim Brotherhood
Egyptian authorities have added former footballing star Mohamed Aboutrika to a terror list for his alleged links with the Muslim Brotherhood, his lawyer says.
Mr...
Egypt’s Shaikh Omar Abdul Rahman dies after 25 years solitary confinement in US prison
Shaikh Omar Abdul Rahman, who was controversially convicted of plotting terror attacks in the United States in the 1990s, has died aged 78. He...
VIDEO: Egyptian soldiers filmed shooting civilians in Sinai
Leaked video footage was aired on opposition news channel of Egyptian soldiers shooting civilians dead in the Sinai region.
Mekameleen TV, which broadcast the footage...
VIDEO: Egyptian police violently remove niqab off a Muslim woman
Video footage has emerged of Egyptian police forcibly ripping off the niqab from a Muslim woman whilst she was restrained on the ground with...
Egyptian man who dropped out of school creates 700 metre Quran by hand
An Egyptian man who dropped out of school is hoping to make history after spending three years creating what he believes is the world's...
