Hundreds of people from the Ababda and Bashaira tribes staged protests in Aswan after a man from the Bashaira tribe died in the Aswan police station detention room. The man was arrested with six others and charged with illegally digging … read more
Muslim Brotherhood leaders have held secret meetings with members of the most influential families and tribes in Upper Egypt to secure their political support in return for parliamentary seats, ex-Brotherhood member Tharwat El-Kharabawi told Sada El-Balad TV network Tuesday. “Mubarak … read more
Egyptian ambassador Menha Mahrous Bakhoum was involved in an argument with police when she was asked to undergo security checks to enter a departure terminal on 29 December, where she was seeing off members of her family. Cypriot media reported … read more
President Mohamed Morsy’s fact finding committee have said in a report that the president should open investigations into the existence of “Brotherhood group 95” and whether or not it has been involved in acts of violence against anti-Hosni Mubarak protesters … read more
Former MP Hamdy al-Fakhrany has filed a lawsuit against the president, the prime minister and the local government minister, demanding that they close down liquor stores and nightclubs, the state-run egynews website reported Wednesday. Fakhrany is a former independent member … read more
The Egyptian pound will improve its standing against the US dollar after being encouraged by political and economic stability over the coming period, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said Tuesday. The Egyptian currency had made a record drop earlier this week … read more
Former Nour Party head Emad Abdel Ghafour has announced the formation of the Al-Watan Party, as well as a new alliance with former presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail. In a conference Tuesday at the Al-Azhar Conference Center, Abdel Ghafour … read more
Egyptian police say they have arrested a suspect in a drive-by shooting that seriously wounded a protester in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square, where an open-ended sit-in is taking place. According to witnesses, gunmen before dawn on Monday seriously wounded 19-year-old … read more
Tens of Egyptians protested on Tuesday at the embassy of UAE in Giza demanding the release of Egyptians recently arrested in the Gulf state on allegations of forming a cell linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. The protesters, who included the … read more
Ismail al-Sheshtawy, head of the Radio and Television Union, said a draft law is being prepared for the formation of the National Media Council, which would replace the Information Ministry and oversee both official and private media. “We are working … read more