Foreign Policy (blog) | Egypt Cracks Down, Again Foreign Policy (blog) Seven men were arrested Monday for allegedly raising a rainbow flag at a concert featuring the Lebanese band Mashrou' Leila, whose lead singer is openly gay. Though homosexuality is not explicitly criminalized in Egypt, they were detained for ... |
The Economist | Egypt's Shia come out of hiding The Economist SINCE the dawn of Islam, Shias have been trying to penetrate Egypt. Ali, the Prophet Muhammad's son-in-law and the first imam of Shia Islam, sent a loyal follower to govern the area. But no sooner had he arrived than he was captured by Sunni opponents, ... |
Haaretz | Hamas Reportedly Agrees to Egypt's New Plan for Prisoner Swap With Israel Haaretz The leader of Hamas in Gaza said on Thursday that the organization has agreed to a framework for prisoner exchanges between Hamas and Israel proposed by Egypt two weeks ago. The proposal was submitted to the Hamas delegation, led by Ismail ... |
Middle East Monitor | Egypt: Family and lawyer of Qaradawi's detained daughter make appeal to United Nations Middle East Monitor The family and lawyer of Islamic scholar Yusef Qaradawi's daughter, Ola Qaradawi, and her husband have pled with the United Nations that the couple have been detained in Egypt and kept in solitary confinement for three months now with no charges laid ... |
BBC News | Seven arrested in Egypt after raising rainbow flag at concert - BBC ... BBC News They were reportedly detained on Monday for "promoting sexual deviancy" at a concert in Cairo. Egyptian Concertgoers Wave a Flag, and Land in Jail Egypt arrests seven people for waving a rainbow flag at Cairo rock concert Egypt arrests 7 for raising rainbow flag at indy rock gig |
Voice of America | Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Leader Gets Another Life Sentence Voice of America An Egyptian court has sentenced 16 people, including the head of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, to life in prison on violence-related charges. It's the latest of several life sentences for Mohammed Badie, who has also been sentenced to death in ... Egypt Court Issues Second Life Sentence to Muslim Brotherhood Leader Egypt hands Brotherhood leader Badie fresh life sentence Egypt Brotherhood leader sentenced to life behind bars |
The Guardian | Egyptian students told to respect the flag or risk a year in prison The Guardian The former president Adly Mansour criminalised desecrating the Egyptian flag with the same punishments in 2014, but Shawki's order singles out younger Egyptians for the first time. This month students at Egypt's public universities began their academic ... |
Newsweek | Ancient Egypt: Mysterious Statues Of Sphinx And Pharaonic God Of Death Thousands Of Years Old Uncovered Newsweek Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered dozens of statues of Pharaonic gods, including Osiris, left in burial pits for thousands of years. In a recent study, the joint French and Egyptian excavation team says that the revered statues were buried when ... |
Ancient Origins | Outstanding Reconstruction of Ancient Egypt in Next Assassin's Creed Including Combat-Free Educational Mode Ancient Origins Gaming fans can now explore ancient Egypt without all the blood and guts in Assassin's Creed Origins. Ubisoft has just announced a new educational mode called 'Discovery Tour', which enables users to explore ancient cities, the lives of pharaohs, ... |
Egyptian Streets | Egypt moves ahead with space agency plans Fox News CAIRO – Egypt's government says it has approved draft legislation to create a national space agency. A Cabinet statement Wednesday says the proposed agency will aim to build and launch satellites from Egypt to serve "development objectives." It would ... Egypt Approves Establishing Egyptian Space Agency | Egyptian ... |