With the country’s second post-revolution parliamentary polls around the corner, Egyptian opposition parties are stepping up their opposition to what they see as Egypt’s “undemocratic” electoral setting, arguing that the current legal and political environment is not conducive to free … read more
President Mohamed Morsy is attending the Arab Summit to be held in the Qatari capital of Doha on 26 and 27 March, said presidential spokesperson Omar Amer in a news conference on Thursday. “The president is also invited to India … read more
Hamdeen Sabbahi and Mohamed ElBaradei of the National Salvation Front (NSF) will not meet US Secretary of State John Kerry during his visit to Egypt, said Heba Yassin of the Popular Current Party. The United States insists on painting a … read more
Clashes have broken out between hundreds of locals outside a church in the city of Kom Ombo in Aswan on Thursday, as reports circulated that a 37-year-old Muslim woman had been kidnapped and forced to convert to Christianity. The family … read more
Political factions are gearing up for protests this Friday over unemployment and recent calls for a return to military rule. In Minya, the 25 January Movement announced Thursday it was organizing a march and demonstration to demand job opportunities and … read more
Six people were killed and another six injured when a fire broke out Thursday morning in the Cairo district of Bab al-Shareya. Preliminary investigations show an electrical short circuit in a shoemaker’s shop started the fire. Ten fire engines responded … read more
Four were arrested in the upscale Cairo district of Zamalek following a street brawl Wednesday evening during a rally supporting Port Said’s ongoing civil disobedience campaign. According to reports, an unidentified woman was handing out flyers calling for a similar … read more
Dozens of protesters attacked the Daqahliya governorate headquarters in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura on Wednesday evening to protest the state prosecution’s decision to detain for four days those arrested in recent clashes with police. Part of the governorate … read more
Ahly striker Emad Meteb said on Wednesday he would stand by a man who was among those convicted of killing Ahly fans in the Port Said stadium disaster, whose family claim he is an Ahly supporter. Twenty-one people, mostly local … read more
Attempts by activists to bring the Egyptian city of Mansoura, capital of the Nile Delta governorate of Dakahliya, into an ongoing campaign of civil disobedience has led to two nights of intense clashes between police and protesters. The area around … read more