The Egyptian presidency has denied filing legal complaints against TV satirist Bassem Youssef or any other person. In comments posted on Facebook on Tuesday, the presidency said it was committed to freedom of expression but advised critics to “abide by … read more
Egypt raised the price of state-subsidized cooking gas for the first time in two decades on Monday, a government official said, trimming an unaffordable subsidy bill but increasing the risk of unrest. The price rise comes two days before an … read more
The Alexandria First Instance Court on Monday ordered the seizure of a foreign oil tanker for damaging the international Internet cable 19 kilometers off the Abu Talat shore in Amiriya. Investigation revealed that the tanker, B Elephant, carrying the Marshall … read more
Security in North Sinai seized number of shots and missiles in a store located in al-Sakaseka area, east of Arish Monday. A security source said, “while combing the area, strange bodies were found on the coastal international road” that links … read more
The Egyptian interior ministry has denied asking President Mohamed Morsi to declare a state of emergency. On Monday, an Egyptian newspaper claimed it had secret documents showing the homeland security department at the interior ministry had asked the president to … read more
The U.S. State Department says arrest warrants and the investigation of a popular Egyptian satirist and other critics of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi highlight a “disturbing trend” of growing restrictions on freedom of expression in Egypt. The strongly worded statement … read more
Public Prosecutor Talaat Abdullah referred a new report Monday to state security prosecution against satirist television host Bassem Youssef accusing him of inciting violence. A lawyer filed the complaint with the Public Prosecution accusing Youssef of inciting violence and reiterating … read more
Almost five hundred students have been struck down with food poisoning at Al-Azhar University. Hundreds of angry students gathered on Monday night to protest deteriorating conditions at the university’s hostels and negligence by management. Some of the protesting students demanded … read more
Egypt is ready to start blocking pornographic websites, as the mechanism used for blocking these sites has been ready since January, said Sherif Hashem, deputy head of the National Telecom Regulatory Authority. “The companies providing Internet service in Egypt have … read more
The Port Said Criminal Court on Saturday asserted that Egypt’s worst-ever football disaster was not a spontaneous incident, holding supporters of Port Said football club Masry responsible for killing scores of rival fans on 1 February 2012. Earlier this year, … read more