First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco, land of tolerance, peace and co-existence, will host January 25-27 in Marrakech an important conference on the rights of religious minorities in Muslim countries. The list of attendees include eminent religious leaders from Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and many other Muslim countries. The conference, which is expected to issue a […]
A bomb blast killed at least ten people including seven security forces on Thursday in Cairo, in El-Haram district of the Giza governorate as security forces tried to flash out militants hiding in an apartment. The bomb went off as the squad was trying to defuse it, killing seven security forces and three civilians living […]
As international tourism grew by 4.4 pc in 2015 to reach a record of 1.2 billion arrivals, the number of foreign tourists dropped by 8 pc in parts of North Africa due to terrorism threats, according to latest figures released by the World Tourism Organization (WTO). Egyptian resort Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, where a Russian […]
Egyptian President Fatah al-Sissi Sunday urged the United States to expand its cooperation with Egypt beyond security and counter-terrorism. At a meeting with CIA boss John Brennan, the Egyptian President called on Washington to diversify its ties with his country and expand cooperation to social, cultural and intellectual realms. Egypt and the U.S. have strong […]
The new Egyptian parliament has approved the controversial anti-terrorism law. The law provides for heavy fines on journalists who contradict the official version of any militant attack casualties, protects security personnel from being prosecuted and authorizes them to use force during disturbances and public disorder. The legislation also provides for the setting up of special […]
Switzerland has informed the Egyptian government that the funds deposited by President Mubarak and his two sons during his rule in Swiss banks would not be returned to the State unless Bern is certain that the funds were illegally obtained as alleged. The announcement was made by Swiss attorney-general Michael Lauber during a press conference […]
January 14 is a day of remembrance for Tunisia, which is celebrating this year the fifth anniversary of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s departure from the country and the zenith of its revolution. Despite the ongoing security threats in the country, thousands of Tunisians on Thursday flocked en masse to Tunis’ city centre, parading about […]
The Egyptian parliament was filled by the newly elected deputies on Sunday after it remained empty for more than three years following a court ruling which ordered its dissolution. The 596 Members of Parliament, of which 28 were appointed by President Sisi, took oath individually before they elected law professor Ali Abdel-Al as speaker. The […]
IS-link group in Sinai Province Thursday claimed it destroyed gas pipeline supplying Jordan amid Egyptian forces’ claims they have killed dozens of militants recently. “By the name of God, not a drop of gas will reach Jordan until the caliphate gives its permission,” the group said in a statement posted on Twitter. It also claimed […]
IS Thursday on one of its numerous websites claimed responsibility for the merciless suicide bombing of a police camp in Libyan coastal city of Zliten amid wide spread condemnations and despair. The terrorist group revealed the identity of the suicide bomber who drove the explosive-filled truck into the camp in the early morning of Thursday […]