Prime Minister Hisham Qandil stated on Sunday using his official Facebook page that his cabinet, along with the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and the National Council for Women, are working on finding ways to wipe out sexual harassment in Egypt. … read more
Various Egyptian student groups signed a joint statement on Monday condemning new university bylaws they say were approved on Thursday without their consent. The new charter, which has legal force over Egyptian universities, is a comprehensive set of regulations related … read more
Lawyers acting for Ahmed Shafiq on Monday filed complaints with the attorney-general calling for a rerun of Egypt’s presidential election run-off due to alleged irregularities. Shafiq finished second to Mohamed Morsi in the presidential election run-off in June. The attorney-general … read more
Ahmed El-Hamrawi, a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, has resigned from both the group and its political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), to protest the letter sent by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to his Israeli counterpart Shimon … read more
Egypt’s national body for women’s issues, the National Council for Women, held a conference on Monday entitled “Egyptian women reject the draft constitution.” According to the Council’s head, Mervat El-Tellawy, the draft constitution has not taken into consideration various international … read more
Egypt’s Illicit Gains Authority on Sunday froze the financial assets of Mubarak-era prime minister Ahmed Shafiq and his three daughters due to ‘inexplicable’ increases in their wealth. Shafiq’s trial on graft charges will begin on 2 December. Shafiq was put … read more
A French female television reporter was sexually assaulted during a protest in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, she told AFP on Saturday, the latest of such attacks on women covering unrest in Egypt. Sonia Dridi, a correspondent for France 24, said a … read more
The Salafist Front launched a political party, named the People Party, Saturday afternoon. Speaking at the launch news conference, party spokesman Ahmed Mawlana said that the People Party is a pro-civil state party with an Islamic reference. “We will pay … read more
Fifty-five children are injured with three left in critical condition when their school bus flipped into a stream on Saturday. Children of Al-Amal nursery in Kafr El-Manazla village were on their way to enjoy a field trip in the Mediterranean … read more
Several thousand Egyptians rallied in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday, protesting what they said were attempts by the Muslim Brotherhood to impose its ideas on society. Nearly 30 political parties and movements marched across the capital for the protest, dubbed … read more