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'Boy from Heaven' tells a fascinating story of corruption in Cairo

While Boy from Heaven has been shown around the world, it’s not likely to be screened in Egypt any time soon.

 ‘BOY FROM HEAVEN’: a portrait of corruption.
A member of Libya's internationally recognised government forces carries a weapon in Ain Zara, Tripoli, Libya October 14, 2019. Picture taken October 14, 2019.

Will Egypt cross the rubicon in Libya?

Nabil Shaath

Egypt arrests son of Abbas adviser

The Rawda mosque in Sinai after a gun and bombing attack which killed at least 305 worshippers

Behind the Sinai mosque attack


Egypt army kills 5, arrests 12 in Sinai, sentences 11 to death

Four of those killed were plotting a “terrorist operation” against security forces.

Egyptian military helicopters fly over a republican guard around the congress hall during the Arab Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the South Sinai governorate, south of Cairo, March 28

Egyptian forces kill 28 terrorists in Sinai

Egyptian security officials told a Ma'an reporter in El-Arish on Tuesday that 200 more houses would be destroyed to complete the 500 meter buffer zone.

Egyptian soldiers keep guard during a military operation in Rafah, near the border with the southern Gaza Strip

Analysis: Egypt left to fight alone against Islamist terrorism

While Jordan’s attacks on Islamic State after the horrific murder of its pilot were met with understanding from the West, Egypt received no such support.

Egyptian Christians in orange jumpsuits just before their execution by ISIS henchmen

How Cairo is taking the fight to Sinai militants

According to a senior security official Sisi told the meeting that he wanted more progress and that within six months he "didn't want to hear about any terrorism in Sinai."

Screenshot of Ansar Bayit al-Maqdis terrorists decapitating alleged Mossad spies

Egyptian application notifies locals about bombs in their cities

“It seems bombs have become a daily routine to the extent that they have a special hashtag now,” tweeted one user.

A bus burns where a car bomb exploded at Beit Lid junction near Netanya, September 9, 2001

Analysis: Egypt and the new terror onslaught

Throughout Egypt, police stations, government buildings, power lines and other strategic facilities are targeted by explosive devices.

SOLDIERS IN A CONVOY

Islamic State's Egypt wing claims credit for terror attacks that killed 27

Egypt's government faces an Islamist insurgency based in Sinai and growing discontent with what critics perceive as heavy handed security tactics.

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Report: Egypt arrests ISIS cell planning to assassinate key political figures

Kuwaiti paper quotes Egyptian security officials as saying that nine suspects had been arrested while trying to infiltrate into Egypt from Libya.

Islamic State militants parade in Mosul

Amnesty: Egypt forcibly evicted 1,165 families from Rafah by the Gaza border

In many cases, Amnesty said, residents were not given any official warning at all and heard from the media that they had 48 hours to leave their homes.

Egyptian security forces blow up a house in Rafah, near the border with Gaza October 29, 2014

Muslim Brotherhood condemns Sinai attacks, but says Sisi to blame

In an e-mailed statement, the Brotherhood called the attacks a "massacre" and offered condolences to the victims' families.

Egyptian woman mourns at funeral of Sinai terror attack victim