Tag: Egypt
AAG: Table Tennis gold medal, a promise fulfilled — Oshodi
Wale Joseph in Congo President of Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, NTTF, Wahid Enitan Oshodi, has said that the victory over…
Egypt security forces accidentally kill Mexican tourists, others
Reuters – Egyptian security forces killed 12 Mexicans and Egyptians and injured 10 “by accident” on Monday, mistaking a tourist…
‘Largest ever’ Med gas field found off Egypt – Eni
Cairo (AFP) – Italian energy giant Eni on Sunday announced the discovery of the “largest ever” offshore natural gas field…
Egypt hands Al-Jazeera journalists three-year sentence
Three al-Jazeera journalists convicted in Egypt of “spreading false news” have been sentenced to three years in prison at their…
Egypt’s Sisi imposes tough anti-terrorism law, slams $25k fine on journalists
Cairo (AFP) – Under pressure from a jihadist insurgency, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has boosted police and judicial powers…
Nigeria, Egypt will triumph over terrorism, says Salama
Egypt’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Ashraf Salama, on Tuesday night in Abuja expressed confidence that Nigeria and Egypt would overcome…
Kaduna to host Nigeria/Egypt AFCON qualifier
The Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna state will host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match between the…
Egyptian court confirms Morsi’s death sentence
The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday confirmed the death sentence for deposed president Mohammed Morsi for orchestrating a prison escape…
Egypt hangs six Islamist militants
Egypt on Sunday hanged six convicted Islamists militants, who were members of Sinai-based Ansar Beit al-Maqdis group, the state prison…
Egyptian court seeks death penalty for ex-president Morsi
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Saturday sought the death penalty for former president Mohamed Morsi and 106 other…
Egypt: Mubarak, sons bag 3 years each for corruption
An Egyptian Court on Saturday sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak to three years in prison in a retrial on charges…
Egypt’s Morsi risks death penalty in first trial verdict
An Egyptian court could sentence deposed president Mohamed Morsi to death on Tuesday in the first verdict against the Islamist…
Top Muslim body, Egypt condemn Ethiopia Christians killings
The Cairo-based top Muslim body Al-Azhar on Monday condemned the executions of some 30 Ethiopian Christians captured in Libya by…
11 to die in Egypt over football riot
An Egyptian court Sunday sentenced 11 people to death after a retrial over a 2012 football stadium riot in the…
Egypt court confirms death sentence for Brotherhood chief, 11 others
An Egyptian court confirmed death sentences for Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 11 other defendants on Saturday, and jailed…