The Egyptian government warned activists hoping to emulate Tunisian pro-democracy protesters that they face arrest if they go ahead on Tuesday with mass demonstrations some have billed as the “Day of Wrath”. The rallies have been promoted online by groups … read more
More than a week after street demonstrators helped oust Tunisia’s autocratic leaders, some opposition groups in nearby Egypt are hoping to exploit Tunisia’s momentum to agitate for political and economic reforms. Activists from Egypt’s Kifaya (“Enough”) movement—a coalition of regime … read more
Egypt’s security agencies are bracing themselves for anti-government protests Tuesday, with thousands expected to demonstrate against corruption and failing economic policies. Protest organizers said they hope to capture the regional momentum for political change set by Tunisians, who 10 days … read more
Egypt’s ministry of culture said Monday it officially asked Germany to return a 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti, which has been a point of dispute between the two countries. The request was sent after four years of research by a … read more
The trial of the two Egyptian secret policemen accused of beating and torturing 28-year-old Khalid Saeed to death was postponed until 26 February, judicial sources said on Saturday. Khalid Saeed’s murder in Alexandria in June 2010 sparked widespread protests and … read more
An Egyptian government minister warned on Sunday that investors are growing concerned about Egypt’s stability over fears the revolt in Tunisia could spur unrest elsewhere in North Africa and the Middle East. The stunning protests in Tunisia, which brought down … read more
Three weeks after the New Year’s Day suicide bombing that killed 23 Christians and wounded 100 outside a church in Alexandria, Egypt announced that an Al-Qaida-linked group in Gaza was behind the bombing. Interior Minister Habib al-Adly announced Sunday that … read more
Khaled Said, a small businessman in the historic Egyptian city of Alexandria, was dragged from an Internet café by police and beaten to death in the street last summer. Said wasn’t known as a political type. But according to human-rights … read more
A decision of Cairo’s governor and the minister of transport to remove all outdoor billboards from Cairo as well as from the Cairo-Alexandria road has triggered numerous objections, especially by advertising companies. On Friday, the body responsible for outdoor advertising objected … read more
The Egyptian government will issue a law exclusively addressing church construction, as distinct from a law for building houses of worship currently being drafted, a National Democratic Party (NDP) leader said on Saturday. State-run news agency MENA quoted Moustafa al-Fiqqi, … read more