There’s a new Egypt now – an Egypt where public opinion actually matters. The country has gone through a tumultuous seven months, and Ramadan provides something of a break from politics, as Muslim communities engage in a month of fasting … read more
Hosni Mubarak’s televised trial transformed Egypt and much of the Middle East into a vast living room on Wednesday, with millions of viewers, from the shops of Amman and Jerusalem to the hovels of impoverished Yemen, mesmerized by the live … read more
Egyptian protesters who have been camped out in Tahrir Square in Cairo said they will suspend their activities until after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The protesters, who since early July have been demonstrating against the Egyptian military’s handling … read more
February 11: After daily mass protests and deaths in clashes with security forces and regime loyalists, Mubarak steps down and leaves Cairo for Sharm el-Sheikh on the Red Sea. 13: The army suspends the constitution and says it will rule … read more
The pro-democracy Egyptian revolution is heading towards producing results contrary to the expectation of those who spearheaded it. The Islamist parties now stand a good chance to win an absolute majority in the parliamentary elections in November, and also contest … read more
At least 6 people were injured as a result of a gunfire fight outside of Giza’s Faisal metro station late Saturday night. One man is in critical condition after he was shot in the head, security sources said. The fight … read more
Egypt turned back 450 travellers seeking to cross from Gaza at the Rafah border point after an attack on a Sinai police station, Hamas officials said on Sunday. Gaza’s Hamas-run interior ministry said that the 450 would-be travellers, some of … read more
The trial of former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak has been moved to a police academy in Cairo for added security, the minister of justice said. The trial had been scheduled to take place at a Cairo convention hall Wednesday. The … read more
Egyptian military Saturday arrested 12 people in connection with the attack on a police station in Al-Arish in Northern Sinai late Friday. The attack left four people dead, including a police officer, while about 20 people were injured, including citizens … read more
An army officer and two civilians were shot dead in clashes between an armed gang and Egyptian army and police in the north Sinai town of Arish on Friday, security sources said. About a hundred armed men rode through Arish … read more