Egypt should get tough and stop “pampering” its people, a leading Salafist sheikh has told worshippers at Eid Al-Adha prayers, in just one part of a seeming broadside against leftists and liberals launched by preachers across Alexandria during the Islamic … read more
One terrorism suspect was killed and five others arrested by police forces on Thursday after a gun battle in the deceased man’s apartment in Nasr City, east of Cairo, said security sources. The confrontation led to a bomb being detonated, … read more
Authorities in Egypt have taken stringent measures of installing surveillance cameras in various parts of the nation’s major streets and squares in a bid to curb the growing rate of sexual harassment cases during the Muslim festival of Eid. “The … read more
The Cairo Appeals Court’s appointment of a civilian judge to investigate the responsibility of three leading former generals for the abuse of protesters is an opportunity to hold military officers accountable for such abuses under military rule. Human Rights Watch … read more
A number of patients at Qasr El-Aini hospital were injured during clashes with nurses and security guards on Wednesday night. The patients, who had suffered serious injuries during the January 25 Revolution, were trying to leave the hospital to attend … read more
The National Association for Change (NAC) has accused two police officers of assaulting a member of the committee tasked with investigating protester deaths during the Egyptian Revolution. “This heinous act shows police behaviour has not changed [since the revolution],” the … read more
An Austrian tourist died and seven people were injured in a bus crash on Abu Simbel Road in Aswan on Thursday. The bus crashed and overturned several times while taking tourists to the Abu Simbel temple. The woman who lost … read more
About 25 members of the “Catch a Harasser” movement and members of the Egyptian Democratic Institute in Baharia held a silent stand on Wednesday in the nothern Delta city of Damanhour to fight the exacerbation of sexual harassment of women … read more
Egypt’s Interior Minister says security forces have intercepted a group of smugglers bringing in weapons from Libya. Gen. Ahmed Gamal Eddin told reporters Wednesday that two trucks carrying 25 rockets, 102 rocket-propelled grenades and 102 mortar rounds were seized on … read more
The Coalition of Egypt Copts, a Christian rights organisation, stated on Wednesday that they are backing political forces to oust the Islamist dominated Constituent Assembly in charge of drafting the constitution. The coalition stressed they will not compromise their demand … read more