Welcome to “The Hangover,” Cairo edition. The widespread grass-roots protests that broke out in Egypt this spring succeeded in accomplishing what many skeptics doubted they could: ousting long-serving strongman Hosni Mubarak and ending his 30-year authoritarian rule. But now, some … read more
Egypt’s military rulers told human rights advocates Monday that at least 7,000 civilians have been sentenced to prison terms by military courts since Hosni Mubarak was ousted – an astoundingly high number likely to fuel debate over how much the … read more
Egyptian pro-democracy campaigner Mohamed ElBaradei says he is not sure he will run for president, because there is not enough debate about the future of the country. ElBaradei, the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is a favorite … read more
According to latest news, tourism travel to Egypt is slowly returning to normal, following the break due to the drastic turmoil caused by destabilization of its ruler. “For the return to normalcy, it requires a vigorous effort for the world … read more
Egypt has arrested a man they have accused of being an Israeli intelligence officer near downtown Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Egyptian authorities have said the man was “inciting sectarian violence.” The Israeli government has denied any knowledge of the person the … read more
Egyptian security forces have captured the main suspect in a 2009 bombing at a popular Cairo tourist bazaar that killed a French teenager, security sources said on Sunday. The bombing in the crowded 14th century Khan al-Khalili market also injured … read more
As the revolutionaries have been organising million-strong protests in Al Tahrir Square to press for their unfulfilled demands via social networking websites, the Salafists are now doing the same to persuade other Muslims to grow beards and be more pious. … read more
FIVE weeks after the fall of the Egyptian regime, Ayman Anwar Mitri’s apartment was torched. When he showed up to investigate, he was bundled inside by bearded Islamists. Mitri is a member of the Christian Coptic minority that accounts for … read more
The draft state budget, which was approved on Wednesday by Egyptian cabinet for the new fiscal year that started from this July, raised the country’s minimum monthly wage to 700 Egyptian pounds (117.8 U.S. dollars). The minimum monthly wage would … read more
Egyptians are mad once more. This time it is the military’s ban on general strikes that have the country frustrated and angry. After 18 days of protests, combined with the obvious strikes at companies, activists are crying foul over the … read more