Egypt has a relatively high average individual income, but 21 percent of its 80 million people still live in poverty, mostly in the south, according to a new report by the state-supervised Central Auditing Organization (CAO). “The average individual annual … read more
After 18 days of mass protests, Husni Mubarak resigned as president on 11 February, ending 30 years of autocratic rule. A Supreme Military Council took over, pledging to work for a smooth transition to civilian rule. Two months on, however, … read more
After years of struggling for their right to vote in elections as their fellow Egyptian citizens, Egyptians living abroad now have the right to vote in any election after the Egyptian Cabinet approved the electronic voting system proposed for Egyptians … read more
Tora prison, a sprawling detention complex on the outskirts of Cairo, suddenly has become a symbol of the abrupt reversal of fortune Egypt’s political elite has suffered in the aftermath of President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster. Tora cellblocks now house Mubarak’s … read more
Egyptian former president Hosny Mubarak and his sons Gamal and Alaa are to appear on Tuesday in a Cairo court for questioning over allegations of official corruption, satellite broadcaster Al Jazeera reported. Two months after the long-ruling Mubarak was forced … read more
Although the Muslim Brotherhood were not one of the groups who called for protests on 25 January, it soon entered into the fray and participated with nationalist forces in demonstrations which morphed into a popular revolution. The Muslim Brotherhood youth … read more
Strikes and protests by workers in a number of trades and industries continued across Egypt on Tuesday, with many calling for improved salaries or working conditions, while others attempted to block moves that would reduce their income or hamper their … read more
A gilded statue of Tutankhamun that was stolen from the Egyptian Museum in January has been returned, along with three other objects, Egypt’s minister of antiquities, Zahi Hawass, announced on Tuesday in a news release on his Web site. The … read more
Soldiers and police have moved into Cairo”s iconic Tahrir Square to end a five-day sit-in by protesters demanding that the country”s ruling military council step down and that Hosni Mubarak, the country”s former president, and his allies be prosecuted more … read more
Egypt’s prosecutor general announced Wednesday the 15-day detention of the country’s former president, pending inquiries into accusations of corruption and abuse of authority in an unprecedented investigation of a former ruler in the Arab world. The announcement was the latest … read more