Egypt will begin the trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s last premier, Ahmed Shafiq, on 2 December. Shafiq is wanted for alleged corruption, state media reported Friday. Shafiq, who narrowly lost a June presidential election to Islamist candidate Mohamed Morsi, … read more
The 100 days President Mohamed Morsi set aside to complete his five-point presidential program comes to an end on Monday after an eventful few months. The Egyptian head of state promised to address Egypt’s most pressing issues including its traffic … read more
Saad El-Katatni, former secretary-general of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), won elections on Friday for chairmanship of the party. El-Katatni had served as speaker for the now-dissolved lower house of Egypt’s first post-Mubarak parliament. On Friday afternoon, … read more
Nasserist Hamdeen Sabbahi has vowed, during a press conference for his Popular Egyptian Current on Friday in Damietta, to back President Mohamed Morsi if he proves that he is working for poor, adding that he refuses any form of “Brotherhoodisation” … read more
The writing of the Egyptian constitution is proving to be as expected no easy matter as conflicting opinions and legal matters continue to complicate the process. In the latest, Cairo’s Administrative Court set the 23rd of October as the date … read more
Egypt projects a rise of about 20 percent in tourist numbers this year, the tourism minister said on Wednesday, despite outbreaks of violence after last year’s Arab Spring. The uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak last February and political instability since … read more
A number of political opposition and activist groups have called for a demonstration in Tahrir Square in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, on October 19. Protesters are expected to march from various areas in the city including the Mohandiseen, Shubra and Sayyeda … read more
Buying a pair of trousers at one in the morning has never been a problem in Cairo, but a new government proposal to slash trading hours could effectively pull the plug on the city that never sleeps. Minister of Local … read more
An Egyptian teacher who wears a niqab, or full face veil, has been sanctioned after cutting the hair of two girls in her class for not wearing a head veil, press reports said on Thursday. Residents of the southern city … read more
Egypt’s new government may not ultimately embrace the democratic ideals demanded by citizens who overthrew former president Hosni Mubarak last year. The country’s 100-member assembly revealed a partial draft of a new constitution to the public yesterday and it indicates … read more