As part of the general mood here to expunge everything reminiscent of former President Hosni Mubarak, an Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the removal of his name and likeness from all public institutions. The order comes a week after Mr. … read more
It was supposed to make the switch to the daylight saving summer time at midnight on the last Thursday of April by pushing the clocks ahead one hour. This period runs from Friday April 29 until the beginning of the … read more
If you find the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt confusing, I suspect that is entirely intentional. The Brotherhood is now the largest organised political force in Egypt, but it currently operates from ramshackle offices in a Cairo suburb. It has sweeping … read more
Sectarian clashes between Muslims and Christian Copts on Wednesday left two people dead and at least eight more injured in central Egypt. According to the Daily News Egypt, the incident began as an altercation over a speed bump but turned … read more
Railway linking Egypt’s capital Cairo and the southern province of Aswan remained blocked on Wednesday as a protest against a newly appointed Coptic governor continued, Xinhua informs. The railway and a highway between Cairo and Aswan were blocked for several … read more
REPEAL OF Egypt’s emergency law remains the most urgent demand of the democracy movement that ousted president Hosni Mubarak. In a 79-page report, Time for Justice: Egypt’s Corrosive System of Detention , Amnesty International reveals why Egyptians repeatedly return to … read more
THE fate of Indonesia’s President Suharto, who died 10 years after mass demonstrations swept him from power in 1998, could be a scenario the generals now ruling Egypt are considering for deposed President Hosni Mubarak, 82 and ailing, who still … read more
More than two months have passed since the upheaval that forced Egypt’s president to resign, yet this bustling seaport – home of the Suez Canal – still has no working police force. The military presence is so overstretched that commanders … read more
The panel of judges describe police forces shooting protesters in the head and chest with live ammunition and present a death toll more than twice that of previous official estimates. At least 846 Egyptians died in the nearly three-week-long popular … read more
In mid-March, Egypt’s transitional government formally dissolved the hated State Security Investigations (SSI) apparatus, meeting a longstanding demand of the opposition. But in the month since, authorities have remained tight- lipped about the SSI’s planned successor agency, raising fears that … read more