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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 431

Hamza Hendawi

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, speaks during the inauguration of the massive Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ in Egypt's New Administrative Capital (45 kilometers or 28 miles east of Cairo), on January 6, 2019. (MOHAMED EL-SHAHED / AFP)
January 6, 2019, 11:13 pm
Egypt’s Sissi inaugurates cathedral, mosque in new capital
President opens new church under heavy security, hours after a police officer was killed trying to defuse bomb planted near a Cairo church
By Hamza Hendawi
In this Thursday, December 20, 2018 handout photo provided by a Sudanese activist, protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in Khartoum, Sudan. (Sudanese Activist via AP)
December 25, 2018, 8:24 pm
Clashes erupt as Sudanese march on presidential palace
Protest called by umbrella of professional unions, supported by largest political parties, aims to force 29-year strongman Omar Bashir from office
By Hamza Hendawi
Illustrative photo of an Egyptian police officer patrols in front of a kiosk on a road in Cairo, Egypt, April 28, 2017. (Nariman El-Mofty/AP)
December 25, 2018, 9:47 am
Egypt’s Sissi stirs up fat-shaming fuss
Critics say Egyptian leader’s calls for citizens to lose weight takes an elitist approach to a problem whose roots lie to a large extent in poverty
By Hamza Hendawi
In this December 4, 2018, photo, journalist and author Shady Lewis Botros poses with a copy of his book, "Ways of the Lord," in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
December 13, 2018, 1:40 pm
Egyptian novel explores Christians under controlling church
Persecuted by authorities and often wrongly accused without basis of collaborating with Israel, Copts don’t always find comfort even in their own religious institutions
By Hamza Hendawi
Egyptian security officers guard a courthouse in Cairo, Egypt, on November 8, 2017. (Nariman el-Mofty/AP)
November 26, 2018, 4:44 pm
Egypt creates new human rights watchdog — to protect itself
High Permanent Commission includes no rights activists, but has representatives of the Foreign Ministry, the military, intelligence agencies and the Interior Ministry
By Hamza Hendawi
In this November 3, 2018 file photo, coffins of Coptic Christians slain in an Islamic State terror attack lie in the Church of Great Martyr Prince Tadros during their funeral service in Minya, Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
November 4, 2018, 3:11 pm
Egypt says it killed 19 in shootout with perpetrators of attack on Christians
Gunmen had killed 7 pilgrims Friday in Islamic State assault on the road to remote desert monastery of St. Samuel the Confessor
By Hamza Hendawi
A relative of a slain Christian grieves during funeral service at Church of Great Martyr Prince Tadros, in Minya, Egypt on Nov. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
November 3, 2018, 2:01 pm
Christians in Egypt bury their dead after jihadist attack
Local Islamic State affiliate claims its gunmen killed 7 Coptic pilgrims in ambush attack near Cairo
By Samy Magdy and Hamza Hendawi
In this February 5, 2013, file photo, a clergyman prays during an early morning mass at the historic al-Muharraq Monastery, in the province of Assiut, Egypt. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
September 27, 2018, 6:27 pm
Autopsy shows Egyptian monk set to testify in abbot killing was poisoned
Zeinoun al-Maqari died a day before he was scheduled to speak to prosecution about St. Macarius monastery leader killed amid power struggle
By Hamza Hendawi
This photo released by Iraq's Ministry of Justice June 29, 2018, shows four men hanging in the gallows in Iraq. (Iraq Ministry of Justice via AP)
July 9, 2018, 2:36 pm
A neighbor’s word can lead to death row in Iraq’s Islamic State trials
Courts have imposed 3,000 death sentences in past few years after quick trials, often with flimsy evidence
By Hamza Hendawi, Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Maya Alleruzzo
Ballots with photos and names of presidential candidates Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, at top, and Moussa Mustafa Moussa, are visible inside a ballot box at a polling station, in Cairo, Egypt, March 26, 2018. (Amr Nabil/AP)
April 3, 2018, 11:36 am
Egypt’s election produces surprise runner-up: Invalid votes
1.76 million spoiled ballots seen as silent protest after challengers to Sissi were forced out and citizens were told to vote or face fines
By Hamza Hendawi and Samy Magdy
People chat and smoke under an election campaign banner for Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi that reads, "For the sake of the nation's security," in Cairo, Egypt, March 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
March 25, 2018, 10:12 pm
In Egypt’s election, turnout provides the only suspense
With all viable challengers to Sissi arrested or pressured to withdraw, Monday’s vote will be least competitive since 2011 uprising raised hopes of democratic change
By Hamza Hendawi
In this Monday, March 19, 2018 photo, an election billboard for Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, with Arabic that reads, "you are the hope," in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptians on social media are mocking the ubiquitous banners of el-Sissi raised ahead of this month’s election. He faces no serious competition, but authorities are pushing for a large turnout to lend legitimacy to the vote. In photos and videos shared online, the banners have been inserted into the background of iconic scenes from movies and TV shows. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
March 24, 2018, 10:10 am
In Egypt, wall-to-wall Sissi banners inspire satire
With outcome of this week’s election a foregone conclusion, advertising blitz appears aimed at boosting turnout to try to bolster vote’s legitimacy
By Hamza Hendawi
Illustrative image of an Egyptair A330-343X in 2014. (CC BY-SA Eric Salard, Flickr)
March 6, 2018, 2:27 pm
EgyptAir passenger on Oman-Cairo flight assaults crew
Airline employees quickly overpower unarmed man; pilot returns to Muscat after attack; unclear if incident is terrorism-related
By Hamza Hendawi
In this January 17, 2018 photo, former presidential candidate Khaled Ali gives a press conference at his office in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
March 2, 2018, 12:15 pm
Egypt’s embattled activists face a #MeToo reckoning
Two prominent human rights lawyers, one of them a former presidential candidate, accused of rape, sexual harassment
By Hamza Hendawi and Samy Magdy
In this February 25, 2018 photo, provided by Egypt's state news agency MENA, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, third left, attends the inauguration of the East Suez Canal Counter-Terrorism command, in Sinai, Egypt. (MENA via AP)
February 28, 2018, 9:58 pm
Egypt’s chief prosecutor wants close monitoring of the media
Call comes day after Egypt orders boycott of BBC for broadcasting report on torture, forced disappearances under President Sissi
By Hamza Hendawi
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