Egypt’s military rulers have promised that women in custody will not be subjected to virginity tests in future, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. An apparent admission by a general last month in an interview with CNN that some female protesters … read more
The Gaza Strip’s border crossing with Egypt reopened on Wednesday after a four-day closure caused by a dispute between Cairo and Gaza’s Hamas rulers over travel arrangements, officials said. Witnesses said a bus carrying 60 Palestinians crossed into Egypt from … read more
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Hundreds of Egyptians walked in silence Monday evening as the sun set over this Mediterranean city to commemorate the anniversary of a beating death that helped spark the country’s revolution. These Alexandria streets over the past year have been the … read more
Nearly 1,000 angry Egyptians have disrupted the railway service between Cairo and Upper Egypt since Sunday to protest against installation of a mobile relay station, the National Railway Authority spokesman said on Monday. Residents of el-Ayat village in Giza staged … read more
Egypt’s military rulers decided on Monday to end a three-hour curfew, which was imposed during the popular uprising earlier this year. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which runs the country, decided to end the curfew on June 15 … read more
Egyptians are less satisfied with their standard of living but feel more positive about the future, according to a Gallup poll published on Monday – the first since the revolution that overthrew Hosny Mubarak. ‘Egyptians expect a bright political and … read more
Cairo International Airport traffic controllers threatened to go on strike for several hours on Thursday, closing the air space to incoming flights, except for air ambulances and presidential planes. They say the corrupt policies adopted by the airport administration under … read more
Egypt’s public prosecutor has referred 48 people for trial at the criminal court for being involved in the deadly sectarian violence that led to the burning of a church in the Cairo district of Imbaba last month. The accused have … read more
Egypt’s Islamic conservatives are on the offensive, having hacked local Akhbar al-Youm’s website on Sunday after they were upset at a cartoon that was published about Salafists – Muslims who take a literal interpretation of the Qur’an. According to the … read more