Egypt court gives 28 people death sentences over prosecutor killing
An Egyptian court has sentenced on Sunday 28 people to death for their involvement in the murder of the country's…
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Cairo court recommends death penalty for 31 over assassination of prosecutor
A Cairo criminal court has recommended Saturday the death penalty for 31 people convicted of involvement in the…
Egypt’s court declares ‘Hasm’ is terrorist organisation
The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters has designated on Saturday the militant group "Hasm", which claimed…
Court hears testimonies of security guards in Barakat assassination case
The Cairo Criminal Court postponed Sunday the trial of 67 defendants accused of assassinating former general…
Court issues gag order on murder of Egypt’s top prosecutor
Cairo Criminal Court has imposed a media gag order on the case of the assassination of the country's top…
67 people referred to trial over assassination of Egypt’s prosecutor general
Egypt's Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek referred Sunday 67 people to the criminal court over the assassination of…
Six Muslim Brotherhood members detained over killing public prosecutor
Egypt's prosecution ordered on Sunday six members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood accused of assassinating Public…
Hamas played major role in assassinating Egypt’s prosecutor general: Minister
Egypt's interior minister says Palestinian faction Hamas, an ideological offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood's,…
Sisi names Nabil Sadek as Egypt’s new prosecutor-general
Judge Nabil Ahmed Tawfiq Sadek was sworn in Saturday by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as Egypt's new…
Rabaa El-Adawiya Square named after Egypt’s slain Top Prosecutor
Egypt’s cabinet approved changing the name of Rabaa El-Adawiya Square, the most famous venue for Islamist protests…
Egypt’s Tahrir metro station reopens after brief ‘security’ closure
Tahrir Square's Sadat metro station reopened its doors to the public Saturday after a brief closure for "security…
Egypt arrests Suspect over Chief Prosecutor Assassination
Egypt's security forces on Tuesday arrested a person who claimed that a pro-Morsi militant group was responsible…
Egypt appoints New acting Top Prosecutor
A judicial source said that Zakaria Abd El-Aziz Osman has been appointed as Egypt’s acting prosecutor-general,…
Security Council condemns Assassination of Egypt’s General Prosecutor
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the cowardly assassination of the Egyptian…
Egypt’s PM announces Tuesday a Public Holiday
Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab designated Tuesday a public holiday for the second anniversary of 30 June,…
Egypt Stocks tumble after Prosecutor Deadly Attack
Stocks inched lower Monday after a bomb attack that killed the country's Prosecutor General, Hisham Barakat. The…
UPDATE: Giza Popular Resistance claims Attack on State Prosecutor
A little-known group calling itself the "Giza Popular Resistance" claimed responsibility for the attack on…
BREAKING: Bomb blast in Heliopolis injuring Prosecutor General
A bomb detonated in Ammar Ibn Yasser St., Heliopolis near to Millitary College injuring Prosecutor General Hisham…
Judicial Officials suspected of smuggling Egypt Antiquities
A new media gag has been ordered by Egyptian Prosecutor-General Hisham Barakat, this time regarding a case that…
Human Rights Watch Condemns Egypt Arrests of ‘Same-sex Marriage’ Men
Human Rights Watch has condemned on Tuesday the detention of seven Egyptian men for "debauchery" after appearing in…
Obama, Cameron, Merkel and Netanyahu investigated for espionage in Egypt
Egypt's Prosecutor-General Hisham Barakat has ordered an investigation into US President Barack Obama and other…
Probe Urged against Sisi’s Main Rival in Egypt Vote
Egypt's top prosecutor called for a probe into funds allegedly received by the only serious rival of ex-army chief…
Egypt Charges 4, Including 2 Israelis, with Spying
Egyptian authorities on Tuesday charged two Israelis and two Egyptians with forming an espionage ring for Israel,…
Egypt Orders Arrest of Policemen for Killing Detained Islamists
An Egyptian prosecutor on Tuesday ordered the arrest of four police officers accused of killing 38 members of the…