Israel says its diplomats have visited a U.S.-born Israeli who is being held in Egypt on spying charges. Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor says the two members of Israel’s diplomatic mission to Egypt saw Ilan Grapel on Tuesday and found … read more
Some five months after the fall of Mubarak, Egyptians are happier and more relaxed as they go about the day to day mechanisms of life in the capital, Cairo. A new poll, conducted by the Gallup Centre in Abu Dhabi, … read more
I am not the first or the only woman to experience the insult of sexual harassment in Egypt. Neither was Lara Logan, the CBS news reporter who was assaulted and beaten by a group of men while covering the celebration … read more
The military on Wednesday lifted the nationwide curfew for the first time since 28 January. Former President Hosni Mubarak had ordered the curfew after police withdrew from the streets of Cairo, Alexandria and Suez because of protests. The curfew originally … read more
Walking through Cairo’s metro, Yussif is quiet. He sees the a few soldiers standing nearby and puts his head down. He doesn’t want to draw unnecessary attention to himself, he says. For him, the military has become a thorn in … read more
Three instances of harassment, all within three minutes of each other. I’m walking home in the Nasr City district on Abbas el-Akkad Street, notorious for its rush hour, every hour. It is not often that I walk in Cairo, but … read more
A U.S. plan to fund the democratic transition in Egypt has led to a confrontation with the country’s new rulers, who are suspicious of American aims and what they see as political interference in the aftermath of President Hosni Mubarak’s … read more
Egypt’s most organized and powerful Islamist movement on Monday announced it intends to join forces with one of the nation’s oldest liberal parties, presenting a formidable coalition for upcoming parliamentary elections. The alliance would unite the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and … read more
Welcome to “The Hangover,” Cairo edition. The widespread grass-roots protests that broke out in Egypt this spring succeeded in accomplishing what many skeptics doubted they could: ousting long-serving strongman Hosni Mubarak and ending his 30-year authoritarian rule. But now, some … read more
Egypt’s military rulers told human rights advocates Monday that at least 7,000 civilians have been sentenced to prison terms by military courts since Hosni Mubarak was ousted – an astoundingly high number likely to fuel debate over how much the … read more