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Cairo University students clash with security personnel

Student protests continued on Thursday in a number of universities as students called for the resignation of university heads and administrative staff. Clashes broke out between students, staff and security personnel at Cairo University’s Faculty of Mass Communications as the … read more

In Cairo, with the Muslim Brotherhood

If you find the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt confusing, I suspect that is entirely intentional. The Brotherhood is now the largest organised political force in Egypt, but it currently operates from ramshackle offices in a Cairo suburb. It has sweeping … read more

Islamists demand cleric freed in rare protest

Hundreds of supporters of a radical Muslim Egyptian cleric called on the United States to release him in a rare public demonstration by Islamists who have become more vocal since President Hosni Mubarak was ousted. About 400 protesters, most of … read more

Egypt to End the Ubiquity of Mubarak

As part of the general mood here to expunge everything reminiscent of former President Hosni Mubarak, an Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the removal of his name and likeness from all public institutions. The order comes a week after Mr. … read more

Egypt cancels daylight saving time

It was supposed to make the switch to the daylight saving summer time at midnight on the last Thursday of April by pushing the clocks ahead one hour. This period runs from Friday April 29 until the beginning of the … read more

In Cairo, with the Muslim Brotherhood

If you find the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt confusing, I suspect that is entirely intentional. The Brotherhood is now the largest organised political force in Egypt, but it currently operates from ramshackle offices in a Cairo suburb. It has sweeping … read more

Railway remains blocked by protestors in Egypt

Railway linking Egypt’s capital Cairo and the southern province of Aswan remained blocked on Wednesday as a protest against a newly appointed Coptic governor continued, Xinhua informs. The railway and a highway between Cairo and Aswan were blocked for several … read more

Egypt’s emergency law must be removed, Amnesty says

REPEAL OF Egypt’s emergency law remains the most urgent demand of the democracy movement that ousted president Hosni Mubarak. In a 79-page report, Time for Justice: Egypt’s Corrosive System of Detention , Amnesty International reveals why Egyptians repeatedly return to … read more