An Egyptian court sentenced one man to death and 11 to life imprisonment after convicting them of joining a "terrorist group" linked to the Islamic State group, state media reported Wednesday. The same counter-terrorism court in Cairo also handed down three 15-year...
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Egypt’s Al-Azhar wants boycott of Swedish and Dutch products after desecration of Koran
Egypt's Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world's most prestigious educational institution, has called for the boycott of Swedish and Dutch products after far-right protesters destroyed Korans in those countries. Al-Azhar, in a statement issued Wednesday, called on "Muslims...
Egypt: Under pressure from striking lawyers, regime releases jailed attorneys
Members of the Egyptian Bar Association on Sunday called off a days-long strike held in protest against the jailing of six colleagues, a statement said. The association had announced Thursday an open-ended strike to condemn their colleagues' sentencing to two years in...
Egyptian lawyers go on strike in solidarity with jailed colleagues
The Egyptian Bar Association announced Thursday an "unlimited" strike to condemn the imprisonment of six colleagues for a court brawl with three clerks earlier this month. "We are immediately suspending all of our activities, we will stop appearing before the courts...
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