If you can put up with the occasional government crackdown, interruptions in Internet and cellphone service and a bodyguard following you around, then the Middle East has become a better place to work in the past year for expatriates, at … read more
You could say our revolution has stalled. Or you could say a revolution is not an event, but a process – and that our process needed a push. As I write the revolution is once again gathering pace in Tahrir … read more
The Egyptian Parliament elections scheduled for September have been postponed till next October or November, state news agency reported on Wednesday. It has been decided to hold the People’s Assembly and Shura Council elections either in October or November this … read more
Egyptian soldiers detained an Italian national on Wednesday for taking pictures of a military building in Cairo, the state’s news agency MENA said. “[The Italian national] was transferred to specialised units for investigation,” the agency said, but did not give … read more
Egypt’s security chief fired about 700 police officers in a step to cleanse the much-hated force, the latest concession military rulers have made under pressure from protesters holding a sit-in in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for the past six days. Widespread … read more
The tens of thousands of Egyptians whose chants for change are ringing through Cairo’s Tahrir Square got a stern warning Tuesday from ruling generals not to disrupt daily life in what some activists are calling a second revolution. The crowds … read more
Egypt’s parliamentary election may not be held until November, about two months later than originally planned, an army source said on Wednesday after some political groups called for the vote to be pushed back. But the source said the registration … read more
The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday handed down sentences to former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, former Interior Minister Habib El-Adli and former Minister of Finance Yousuf Botrus Ghali over car number plate case. Nazif was given a suspended one-year jail, … read more
The Ministry of Finance on Monday raised the minimum wage by 59 percent from LE444 to LE708 per month for government employees. The precise wage is determined by an employee’s rank and number of years working. In a statement on … read more
Monday was Day Four of massive protests that have again filled the streets around Cairo’s Tahrir Square, bringing traffic to a standstill and by some accounts, annoying Egyptians who just wanted to get on with their day. No police or … read more