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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Grand Imam of Al Azhar: “Salafis are not Sunnis”
The Grand Imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar University, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, has said that "Salafis are not Sunnis" during a conference in Chechnya.
During the conference...
Egyptian authorities order imams to deliver identical pre-written sermons
Egyptian authorities announced yesterday that imams would be required to deliver identical pre-written Friday sermons as part of the Sisi regime’s campaign against "extremism".
Since...
EgyptAir flight MS804 with 66 people on board crashed in Mediterranean Sea
French President Francois Hollande has confirmed that the EgyptAir flight which went missing last night between Paris and Cairo has crashed.
The Airbus A320 disappeared...
