General Ibrahim Abdel Atti, the army general who claimed the invention of a “miraculous device” that cures Aids and Hepatitis, vowed to prosecute a comedian for mocking his “invention”....

On 1st February, Macro Market Egypt, a subsidiary of Metro Cash and Carry (a global company specialized in retail stores) announced the liquidation of its business in Egypt and...

A number of Egyptian political parties have expressed their opposition to the reappointment of Mohamed Ibrahim as the Minister of Interior in the new cabinet, saying that replacing him...

It has now become certain that engineer Ibrahim Mahlab, tasked by Egyptian Interim President Adly Mansour with forming a new government, will present the final formation next Saturday or...

Tunisian Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa has sacked 18 governors from 24 assigned by his predecessor Ali Al Arrayed, a prominent leader in Ennahdha movement, Interior Minister Lotfi bin-Jiddo said...

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika renewed on Thursday his country’s commitment to the Saharawi people’s right to self-determination in the Western Sahara. In a congratulatory message that he sent to...

The Egyptian authorities are investigating fresh complaints against Egypt’s top satirist Bassem Youssef, as well as Walid Al-Ibrahim, who is the owner of the Saudi MBC channel, which broadcasts...

Recent reports that a cure for AIDS and Hepatitis C has been discovered in Egypt have subjected the country to much criticism and ridicule. A recent report by Egypt’s...

Journalists working for local and foreign media outlets staged a silent vigil in front of Al-Jazeera Network’s headquarters, highlighting the need to respect the freedom of journalism, Al-Jazeera correspondent...

The Algerian army thwarted an attempt by Al-Qaeda militants to smuggle nearly forty rockets in to Mali last week, local newspapers said. Al-Khabar newspaper said the Algerian army confiscated...

Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal called armed groups operating in the Algerian mountains to surrender and return to the “right path”. On Wednesday, Algeria’s state television quoted Sellal telling representatives...

The Egyptian foreign ministry has summoned the Senegalese ambassador in Cairo to express his protest against a senior official in Senegal using the Rabaa sign in the Senegalese capital...

Some 26 people have been sentenced to death after being accused of establishing and leading a “terrorist cell”, a Cairo Criminal Court ruled on Wednesday. The public prosecutor charged...

An Egyptian female student who has recently been released from prison said she was subjected to sexual harassment at the hands of the security personnel. Ayat Hamada, who had...

Egypt has asked South Africa to ban all activities including conferences organised by the Muslim Brotherhood in its territory. Egypt’s Alyoum7 newspaper today quoted Egyptian diplomatic sources as saying:...

Four courts sentenced 200 pro-Morsi supporters to a combined prison term of 945 years and fines to the tune of half a million Egyptian pounds on Tuesday. Egyptian security...

Ahmed Imam, a spokesperson for the Strong Egypt Party, headed by former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul-Fotouh, strongly criticised on Tuesday the Beblawi government for not opening any political...

Following the resignation of Egypt’s interim Prime Minister Hazem Al-Beblawi on Monday, Egyptian news media reported the potential nomination of Ibrahim Roushdy Mehleb, the Minister of Housing in the...

Egypt’s army chief Field Marshall Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, who holds the position of defence minister in the outgoing cabinet, has decided not to run for presidency, according to sources...

The Leader of the Democratic Movement for Construction and Reform (MDER) in Tunisia, Amna Mansour, announced her candidacy for the next presidential elections, making her the first woman in...

A number of Egyptian pro-coup politicians considered the resignation of the interim government as a reaction to pressures from the Minister of Defence Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi to pave the way...

An Egyptian doctor has been sentenced to two years in prison on charges of “inciting riots in hospital, belonging to a banned group and incitement hatred against the army”...

The Arab Organisation for Human Rights (AOHR) said in a press release Monday that it documented the death of 48 prisoners out of torture in Egyptian prisons since the...

Prime Minister of the military-backed government of Egypt, Hazem Al Beblawy, said Monday his cabinet is resigning, without giving a clear reason. In a press conference, Beblawy said his...

Two Egyptian journalists will stand trial before a military court Monday on charges of leaking an audio recording of an interview with Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi. Monday’s trial is...

Tunisia’s interim President Moncef Marzouki rejected calls demanding he resign his post if he plans to run in elections saying he believes it’s premature to discuss his future plans;...

President Mohammed Morsi was today permitted to make a statement from within the detention cage inside the court, which is presided over by Judge Sha’ban Al-Shami, the head of...

Egypt’s ousted president Mohammed Morsi arrived at the Police Academy Saturday morning to attend the second session of the Wadi Al-Natroun jailbreak trial. Morsi along with 130 other co-defendants...

The pro-coup Al-Azhar Sheikh Mazhar Shaheen demanded the application of Sharia against the Muslim Brotherhood by “cutting off their hands, crucifying them, and sending them to exile.” In an...

An Alexandria court sentenced on Thursday Jamal Madi, a former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Alexandria, to three years in prison and ordered him to pay a...

A US diplomat demanded on Thursday for Egypt to respect freedoms and basic human rights as an Egyptian court started hearing a trial against 20 Al-Jazeera journalists.   US...

“Confronting terrorism is not the task of the armed forces; this is the task of the Ministry of the Interior,” Egyptian Defence Minister Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said...