Activists in Alexandria have claimed they were “terrorised” and threatened with rape after they were arrested during clashes in the city on 21-22 January. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Mohamed Ezzeddin, a young activist, said police at Borg … read more
Political powerhouse Mohamed ElBaradei denounced a fatwa Wednesday that authorized the murder of National Salvation Front members. The NSF leader and Dostour Party head said the fatwa issued by Mahmoud Shaaban, a professor of religious rhetoric at Al-Azhar University, was … read more
A march for hundreds of women arrived at Tahrir Square, the birthplace of the Egyptian revolution that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak in February 2011, to protest against the increasing incidents of sexual harassment. The protesters chanted slogans such as … read more
Egypt’s Population National Council (PNC) will hold a press conference on Thursday in collaboration with the United Nations to mark the first ‘International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation.’ The press conference, which will be held at the … read more
National Salvation Front (NSF) youth members together with other political coalitions called Wednesday for fresh rallies Friday under the banner “Toppling the regime.” At a press conference held at the Wafd Party headquarters, youth members of the front called for … read more
Scores of Egyptians and Syrians protested outside the Iranian Embassy in the capital on Wednesday over President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s historic visit. Some claimed the first state visit by an Iranian leader since Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979 marked the beginnings … read more
A man has set himself on fire at the electricity ministry in Cairo’s Abbasiya district. Suez resident Tarek Mohamadein entered the building on Tuesday morning with a bottle of petrol and a job application form, eyewitnesses told Al-Ahram Arabic news … read more
An unidentified man with a Syrian accent was detained after attempting to assault Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as he was coming out of the Al-Hussein Mosque in Cairo Tuesday, according to the Turkish news agency Anadolu. Egyptian security guards arrested … read more
Hundreds in Cairo and Alexandria staged protests on Tuesday to denounce police violence. In Cairo, scores of men and women marched from the High Court in downtown Cairo to Tahrir Square, demanding police officers accused of stripping and beating protester … read more
An Egyptian activist who died Monday was beaten unconscious during interrogation at a security camp where he was detained for three days, two security sources told Reuters Tuesday. The security sources spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity as they … read more