A total of 83.6 per cent of those polled said that they want a new constitution drawn up first, while 14.1 per cent rejected the idea. As for the transitional period in the country following the toppling of the former … read more
SIX months ago, Cairo mechanic Magdy al-Kordy was busy leading a grassroots campaign to draft Gamal Mubarak to succeed his father Hosni as Egypt’s next president. ”Hundreds of thousands of signatures I had,” a rueful Mr Kordy said in a … read more
Before Egypt’s revolution, Tamer Hosny’s rakish, goateed face was everywhere. His Pepsi billboards dotted the Cairo skyline, his videos played non-stop on music channels, and his catchy love songs were the ringtones of choice for millions of teenage fans. Then … read more
Friday Prayers leader of Cairo’s Liberation Square has called for the trial of Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak. Gamil Alam on Friday called Mubarak a despot and a criminal, saying the trial of the head of a dictatorial regime is … read more
A large number of people took to the streets across the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Friday to renew their demands for better pay and also to express their resentment over the law which bans strikes and sit-ins, a Press TV … read more
Gouda Abdel-Khalek, Egypt’s minister of social solidarity and internal trade, has spoken out against security measures at Cairo Airport after he was not searched at the newly built Terminal 3. Abdel-Khalek phoned Minister of Interior Mansour El-Essawi to inform him … read more
The separation between religion and politics was one of the chief concerns political activists and analysts expressed about the recently accredited Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), which is yet to put together a comprehensible program and set of goals easily … read more
The International Monetary Fund on Sunday extended a $3 billion loan to Egypt’s transitional government. That pledge follows the World Bank’s commitment of $4.5 billion and at least $2 billion in promised debt relief and loan guarantees from the U.S. … read more
Nearly four months after taking power, the Egyptian military is slowly losing the public affection it enjoyed in the days immediately after Hosni Mubarak was driven from office. The military has enjoyed public support since army officers seized power in … read more
Egypt’s post-revolution life hasn’t been a bed of bread and roses. In the months since president Hosni Mubarak’s departure, unemployment and corruption are up, and Egyptians are frustrated that life after the fall of the regime isn’t markedly better than … read more