The main road in this dusty town on the Nile River Delta no longer bears the name of its most famous son. Hosni Mubarak Road is now simply Road No. 16. Gone too are the once ubiquitous mosaics and framed … read more
An Egyptian court has postponed to June 21 a hearing over a state land sale to Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG), the country’s biggest listed developer, in a case that has rattled investors in the property sector. TMG’s $3 bn Madinaty … read more
Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak will become the first Arab head of state to face trial after being deposed by his own people, marking a pivotal moment in the revolutions that have swept across more than half a dozen nations … read more
Seventeen lost pyramids are among the buildings identified in a new satellite survey of Egypt. More than 1,000 tombs and 3,000 ancient settlements were also revealed by looking at infra-red images which show up underground buildings. Initial excavations have already … read more
The Egyptian Petroleum Authority said it was monitoring fuel supplies across the country following skirmishes at petrol stations that left 16 people hurt. At least 16 people were injured in Egypt during fuel-related fights, including a weekend gunfight at a … read more
Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on Sunday accused “foreign elements” of attempting to sow sedition toward the military through accusations against some council members. In a message on its Facebook page, the SCAF accused the elements … read more
On the morning of May 19 two Coptic priests went to St. Mary and St. Abraham Church in Ain Shams and opened it together with some of the Coptic residents, but later in the day thousands of Muslims surrounded the … read more
Fears that the Muslim Brotherhood might bring an Islamic regime to Egypt are unfounded, one of the leaders of the recently legalized group said Monday, explaining that shariah is already in the Egyptian constitution. “If you go to any court … read more
Everyone will agree history was made in Tahrir Square and Egypt’s politics took a great step forward with the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. But have Egypt’s economics taken a big step backwards? One of the generals running the country … read more
The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has opened its new headquarters in Cairo after 60 years of being banned, in a ceremony attended by officials from a Turkish Islamist party. Felicity Party, or SP, deputy leader Hasan Bitmez and board member … read more