Last month, former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was sentenced to death by an Egyptian court due to a 2011 jailbreak. Tuesday, the Egyptian court confirmed the ruling after a review from the Grand Mufti, the highest religious figure in Egypt. The Grand Mufti must review all death sentences in Egypt. However, […]
Russians celebrated 70 years since the defeat of the Nazi forces in World War II, otherwise known as the Great Patriotic War, today. The signing of the surrender document was on May 8 for most of the world, but on May 9 Moscow time. The celebration of the holiday dates […]
Egypt has sentenced Alaa Abdel Fattah, a blogger and pro-democracy activist, to 5 years in jail. His retrial began in October of this year. He was arrested for organizing a protest in 2013. Two other journalists had appeared in court with Alaa Abdel Fattah, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed. Both […]
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi called for a UN resolution that would mandate international forces step in in Libya where ISIS has made significant progress. Yesterday, Egypt’s Air Force bombed ISIS forces in Libya after twenty-one Egyptian Christians were killed. Libya has been struggling in the post-Gaddafi era. While many Americans […]
Several international correspondents have written and signed a letter that calls on Egypt to release detained al Jazeera journalists. Producers Mohamed Fahmy, Baher Mohamed, and correspondent Peter Greste have been detained in Egypt for over two weeks without being charged. Signatures include correspondents from CNN, The Guardian, BBC, and CBS […]
