The Muslim Brotherhood, one of Egypt’s prominent political forces, announced it would form its own party to contest up to half the parliamentary seats in the elections scheduled for September. The group, regarded as the most organized political force after … read more
Israel is “worried” by Egypt’s plan to imminently reopen the Rafah border crossing into the Gaza Strip, Israeli vice prime minister Silvan Shalom said on Sunday. His comments came as Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was … read more
Egypt’s Justice Minister Mohammed el-Guindi has said ousted President Hosni Mubarak gathered his wealth from gas exports to Israel through a company owned by his friend, and arms deals. He said Mubarak could face the death penalty if he is … read more
Amnesty International issue a press release read more
Wedenesday night, I went to sleep with the news that Hamas and Fatah had signed a make-up-and-have-elections agreement; Thursday morning, I awoke to news that the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Nabil El Araby, is going to visit Gaza and Ramallah next … read more
What a great week! Well, at least for an Egyptian living in New York. Several young Egyptian activists who helped plan the protests and were prominent participants in the revolution that toppled the 30-year-regime of former President Hosni Mubarak were … read more
The decision comes as Egypt seeks to chart a new foreign policy course, in the wake of the uprising that saw the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak, that could strain its warm relationship with the United States and its ties with … read more
Thousands of Muslim demonstrators gathered in front St. Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo, vowing not to leave until they know the whereabouts of Coptic women, especially Camilia Shehata, who allegedly converted to Islam but are held against their will by the … read more
Fourteen people traveling to a cemetery were killed Friday in Egypt when a minibus slid off a ferry into the Nile River. The dead were all residents of the village of Beni Haydar, al-Masry al-Youm reported. Twenty bus passengers, all … read more
Egypt is preparing to open the Rafah crossing with Gaza for the first time since Hamas seized control of the Strip in 2007, Cairo said Thursday, in order to “put an end to Palestinian suffering”. Also Thursday, four Palestinians were … read more