Thousands of people gathered here Friday in the square that was the heart of Egypt’s uprising to protest a proposed new law that would ban protests — and to voice fears that their revolution may not have been much of … read more
Some day soon, when pro-democracy campaigners have their cellphones confiscated by police, they’ll be able to hit the “panic button” — a special app that will both wipe out the phone’s address book and emit emergency alerts to other activists. … read more
Women arrested by Egyptian military personnel during protests at Cairo’s Tahrir Square were subjected to “virginity tests” and other forms of humiliation, claims an Amnesty International report. Eighteen demonstrators were detained by army officers on March 9 at the end … read more
Egypt Air has removed Israel from its route map, even though its subsidiary, Air Sinai, flies to its capital, Tel Aviv, four times a week. Customers seeking flights to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion National Airport will have a hard time … read more
THOUSANDS OF protesters are expected in Cairo’s Tahrir Square today to protest against a decree banning protests, demonstrations and strikes that disrupt public institutions and companies and harm the economy. The new law, adopted by the government still has to … read more
Egypt’s former Minister of Interior, Habib al-Adly, has been charged with aiding the murder and the attempted murder of hundreds of protesters during Egypt’s 18-day uprising at the end of January and beginning of February. Egypt’s public prosecutor brought the … read more
Egypt’s shares tumbled, sending the benchmark index to the lowest level in almost two years, after a two-month suspension amid unrest that toppled the North African country’s president. The benchmark EGX 30 Index, the world’s worst performing stock measure this … read more
“Where is the revolution going, the revolution that began in Tahrir Square?” asked a short brunette holding a microphone. “What happened to the revolution we created?” Human rights lawyer Ragia Omran repeated the question before a crowd of activists, concerned … read more
In post-revolutionary Egypt, where hope and confusion collide in the daily struggle to build a new nation, religion has emerged as a powerful political force, following an uprising that was based on secular ideals. The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group … read more
Mohamed Badie, supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, has made a personal call to Pope Shenouda in which he told him that he would like to meet up with Coptic youth to try and address their fears about the role … read more