Egypt is braced for mass demonstrations after opposition activists called for a million-person protest on Friday. Thousands of protesters have begun gathering in Cairo’s Tahrir Square – focus of February’s uprising – to demand speedier reforms. They particularly want to … read more
Egypt’s best-organised political group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said Wednesday it would join mass rallies Friday aimed at pushing for faster reforms and swift punishment for allies of ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Activists complain that recent events, including the use of … read more
Cairo’s Criminal Court issued a judicial order on Tuesday acquitting three former ministers of corruption charges. The court ordered that the charges against Anas El-Fiqi, Youssef Boutros Ghali and Ahmed El-Maghrabi, the former ministers of information, finance and housing respectively, … read more
Four Egyptians workers reportedly died early Tuesday after part of a bridge under construction collapsed in the Cairo suburb of Maadi, a medical source said. Two of the bodies have been recovered from the Nile River and the search is … read more
A sonic boom over Cairo has caused jitters around the capital where many residents called emergency services to report what they thought were explosions. State television reported Wednesday that an airplane breaking the sound barrier was the cause of loud … read more
A court in Egypt on Tuesday acquitted three former ministers from the ousted Hosni Mubarak regime of the charges related to squandering public funds and illegal profiteering, but sentenced another in absentia to five years in prison over the same … read more
Together with Lebanon’s Beirut city and Dubai, Cairo’s nightlife was one of the most vibrant in the Middle East and North African region. Known as the party capitals of the Middle East, the three were full of night fun and … read more
A teenager was killed in clashes with police in the Egyptian capital as families stormed a police station to free detainees held on drugs charges, a security official told AFP on Tuesday. Police and soldiers arrested around 50 people from … read more
The Muslim Brotherhood has expelled five of its youth members in a purge signaling that Egypt’s most potent political force is unwilling to tolerate dissent within its ranks as it heads toward parliamentary elections in September. The dismissals are an … read more
Mahmoud Mohamed, an Egyptian protester profiled last month by The Times after he was seriously injured during the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak, has died due to complications from his injuries, relatives said. Mohamed, 23, a shoemaker who lived … read more