On Wednesday, the general prosecutor ordered the relevant authorities to enforce a court ruling banning pornographic websites that was issued in 2009. Many experts predict that it is unlikely the government has the technological capabilities to carry this out, but … read more
The organizers of today’s pro-Sharia protest announced its end at 7 pm from their main stage on Tahrir Square. Several Salafi groups and Jama’a al-Islamiya coordinated the demonstration to demand that Sharia be more stringently applied in the new constitution. … read more
In reaction to the Salafist organised protest in Tahrir on Friday for the implementation of Sharia law, the Egyptian “Second Revolution of Rage Movement” said though it believed all Egyptians have the right of “freedom of assembly and expression,” protesters … read more
Tens of thousands of protesters crowded Cairo’s Tahrir square on ‘Sharia Friday’ to demand Islamic law to be the primary source of legislation in the coming constitution. “We demand that Islamic law becomes the source of legislation and warn against … read more
Thirty members of Egypt’s Constituent Assembly threatened to withdraw from the constitution-drafting body Thursday morning to protest the proposed timeline according to which Egypt’s new constitution will be drafted within the next two weeks. Members who threatened to walk out … read more
It would be overly complicated to completely block access to Internet porn sites in Egypt due to continued technological advances, Minister of Communications and Technology Hany Mahmoud said on Thursday. “Other countries failed to do so,” he said. “So I … read more
Many Islamist groups announced their intent to participate in scheduled 9 November protest in Tahrir Square to call for the application of Sharia (Islamic law) in Egypt. The Salafist groups, Al-Gamaa Islamiya and its Building and Development Party and Salafist … read more
The 6 April Youth Movement (Ahmed Maher Front) led a march on Thursday afternoon from Tahrir Square to the British Embassy in Garden City to commemorate the first anniversary of Dr Karim Assad’s death under enigmatic circumstances in London. Assad, … read more
North Sinai security forces are preparing to destroy the tunnels running between Egypt and the Gaza Strip near the city of Rafah within days, security sources said on Thursday. Tribal leaders in the area had reportedly complained that the tunnels … read more
An Interior Ministry’s Prisons Authority official has denied reports that former President Hosni Mubarak was transferred out of Tora prison after falling in the prison lavatory Monday. The source said Mubarak’s health is stable, adding that his wife and daughter-in-law … read more