Protesters demanding an end to army rule and angered by rough police tactics battled with police on Sunday, presenting Egypt's ruling generals with their biggest security challenge yet, a week before parliamentary elections. Two people were killed and hundreds wounded in clashes on Saturday night reminiscent of some of the worst violence during the 18-day uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in February. Youths in Cairo chanted "The people want to topple the regime" as they rushed at police, who fired rubber bullets and teargas. Protesters clashed with police in two other cities. Egypt holds its first parliamentary election since Mubarak's overthrow in a staggered vote that starts on November 28. Many Egyptians are worried that police will not be able to secure the polls, although the army insists that it can. Presidential powers remain with the army after the vote. A row has erupted between political groups and the army-picked cabinet over ground rules for drafting the … [Read more...] about Two killed, hundreds hurt in Egypt protest clashes
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Egypt singer detained over racy music video: judiciary
CAIRO — Prosecutors in Egypt have detained a female singer for four days for "incitement to debauchery" after an online video clip sparked controversy, a judicial source said on Tuesday. Leila Amer appeared at the end of December in a music video called Boss Oumek ("Look at your mother") which includes sensual oriental dance and suggestive gestures. Musicians’ union president Hany Shaker, a male singer known for his conservative stance, last week announced on the private channel Dream TV that Amer had been expelled from the union. Her case comes less than a month after another female pop singer was sentenced to two years in prison for "inciting debauchery" over a racy video. Shyma appeared in a mock classroom licking an apple and appearing to mimic fellatio on a banana in front of a chalkboard scrawled with "Class #69". On Monday her sentence was reduced on appeal to a year in jail. — AFP … [Read more...] about Egypt singer detained over racy music video: judiciary
Decision No. 3098/QĐ-BVHTTDL on September 09: Organizing photo exhibition of Egypt pianist
(Cinet)- Decision No.3098/QĐ-BVHTTDL on September 09 of the MOCST relates to organizing an exhibition of Egypt painter. According to Decision, the MOCST entrust Center Vietnam Culture and Arts Center and Egypt embassy in Hanoi to pick up Egypt painter Ahemd El Ganyny in Vietnam on 50 year anniversary for a foreign relation between two countries. … [Read more...] about Decision No. 3098/QĐ-BVHTTDL on September 09: Organizing photo exhibition of Egypt pianist
Gunman kills 11 in attacks on Coptic church, Christian-owned shop in Egypt
A gunman killed at least 11 people on Friday in attacks on a Coptic Orthodox church and a Christian-owned shop near Cairo before he was wounded and arrested, the Egyptian interior ministry and church officials said.Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks, in a statement carried out by its Amaq news agency, though it provided no evidence for the claim.Police have stepped up security measures around churches ahead of Coptic Christmas celebrations on Jan. 7, deploying officers outside Christian places of worship and setting up metal detectors at some of the bigger churches.Islamist militants have claimed several attacks on Egypt’s large Christian minority in recent years, including two bombings on Palm Sunday in April and a blast at Cairo’s largest Coptic cathedral in December 2016 that killed 28 people.Earlier reports by security sources and state media said at least two attackers were involved in Friday’s attack, and that one was shot dead and another fled … [Read more...] about Gunman kills 11 in attacks on Coptic church, Christian-owned shop in Egypt
Gunman kills 9 in Egypt church attack claimed by IS
The Islamic State group claimed its "soldiers" carried out the attack on the Saint Mina Coptic church in the district of Helwan, just south of Cairo. Health ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed told state television that the gunman was shot dead after killing nine people and wounding others, including a police officer. But the interior ministry said the assailant, a wanted jihadist implicated in attacks on police, had been wounded and arrested. The man had been armed with an assault rifle, 150 rounds of ammunition and a bomb he intended to set off at the church, the ministry said. It added that he had killed two people when he opened fire on a store before heading to the church where he shot dead seven people including the officer. Cellphone footage posted on social media appeared to show the bearded gunman wearing a bulky ammunition vest sprawled on a street, barely conscious, as people restrained his arms and then handcuffed him. Police later cordoned off the crime scene as onlookers … [Read more...] about Gunman kills 9 in Egypt church attack claimed by IS