Egypt’s reviled former interior minister pleaded not guilty Saturday to corruption and money-laundering charges as the first trial for one of Hosni Mubarak’s inner circle opened at a Cairo court. Outside, angry protesters called for greater charges against Habib al-Adly, … read more
The Cairo Court of Appeal yesterday upheld a decision by Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud to freeze the assets of former president Hosni Mubarak, his wife Suzanne Saleh Thabet, sons Alaa and Gamal, their wives Heidi Rasekh and Khadiga al-Gammal, … read more
Hundreds of protesters stormed the headquarters of Egypt’s widely feared State Security Investigations agency in Cairo on Saturday and began sifting through thousands of potentially inflammatory documents, marking another step toward dismantling the administration of ousted President Hosni Mubarak. State … read more
The recent protests in Egypt has been dubbed a ‘Facebook revolution’, what with the incisive use of social media in organizing demonstrations. Now, OR Books will publish a book that weaves a narrative using only the tweets from the ground, … read more
Egypt will hold a national referendum March 19 on amendments to its constitution, the ruling military council said on its Facebook page. The council, which has been governing the North African country after the ouster of president Hosni Mubarak, has … read more
Yemen’s Embassy in Cairo says its ambassador was attacked by armed men while travelling to a southern Egyptian city but escaped unharmed. Friday’s statement from the embassy says Ambassador Abdel-Wali al-Shimiri was headed to Assiut to meet Yemeni students there … read more
Egypt’s newly appointed prime minister was greeted by cheering crowds of protesters in Tahrir Square yesterday as the government reportedly set a March 19 date for a referendum on amendments to the constitution. It was unclear whether the latest moves … read more
A bedridden Oprah Winfrey took to Twitter to quell reports that she is planning to host a live show in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the epicentre of a revolution that ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. “In bed with flu since Oscar … read more
Egypt’s ruling military council answered a longstanding demand of the protest movement by forcing the resignation of Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq on Thursday, but the fitful pace of change has left all sides more anxious than ever about the rocky … read more
OPRAH Winfrey will take her talk show to Egypt, broadcasting live from Cairo’s Tahrir (Liberation) Square, the flash point of a revolution that brought down former president Hosni Mubarak, according to unconfirmed reports. Al Arabiya television, citing the country’s new … read more