The April 6 Youth Movement and the National Front for Change have announced they will hold protests on the second anniversary of January 25 Revolution. The front made the call in a statement released on Wednesday to protest against the … read more
A number of flights have been cancelled or rescheduled at Cairo International Airport on Wednesday after flooding in the Egyptian capital caused delays to travellers making their way to the airport. Tuesday night’s rain slowed down traffic on many of … read more
Parliamentary electoral procedures will begin on 25 February, announced Presidential Spokesperson Yasser Ali at a press conference on Wednesday. Ali stated that the decision comes in accordance with the newly ratified constitution, which states that electoral procedures for parliament should … read more
The Salafi Nour Party will not ally with either the Muslim Brotherhood’s political party or the one being formed by controversial preacher Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, Nour Party officials said Wednesday. But they said their party welcomes an alliance with … read more
The Central Auditing Organization recommended Wednesday that officials from the Holding Company for Pharmaceuticals be referred to the Public Funds Prosecution for selling certain drugs for less than what they cost. Mohsen Abdel Alim, head of the Health Ministry pharmaceuticals … read more
Many Egyptian viewers were horrified when preacher Hesham al-Ashry recently popped up on primetime television to say women must cover up for their own protection and advocated the introduction of religious police. That an obscure preacher could get publicity for … read more
“These arrests and this harassment obviously call into question the sincerity of the new government in Egypt” It has only been a few weeks since the people of Egypt approved their constitution, drafted on the banks of the Nile, expressing … read more
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb will meet with Iran’s foreign minister in Cairo on Thursday afternoon. State-run news agency MENA reported Tuesday that Tayyeb and Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi would review the latest developments in the Arab and … read more
The Jihad Organization has called on supporters of Salafi leader Hazem Salah Abu Ismail to again protest outside Media Production City during celebrations for the 25 January revolution’s anniversary, in order to purge the media of former Mubarak regime remnants. … read more
Unknown assailants attacked the Arab League headquarters in downtown Cairo late Tuesday evening, state-run media reported. Al-Ahram newspaper said on its website that two individuals hurled Molotov cocktails at a building, setting one window ablaze, and then ran away. The … read more