Egypt’s military leaders met a group including opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei and Arab League chief Amr Mussa on Tuesday to discuss upcoming reforms, state media said. The goal was to listen to their views on the current political, economic and … read more
A state-owned Egyptian newspaper on Wednesday said Hosni Mubarak was being treated in hospital in Saudi Arabia, the latest media report about the ex-president’s health that comes after the army denied earlier speculation. The army could not immediately be reached … read more
Egypt’s military leaders will hold a referendum on constitutional change on March 19, a parliamentary election in June and a presidential poll six weeks later, a youth activist said on Monday after meeting them. Zyad El-Elaily and 16 other members … read more
Like many young recruits, Sayed Abdul Hamid, 26, joined the Egyptian police for what he thought would be prestige and a regular paycheck. The money still comes, $85 a month, but instead of respect Hamid’s time on the force has … read more
Egypt’s top prosecutor seized all the funds of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak and his family yesterday and banned them from travel abroad, the latest humiliation for the once-powerful clan. It comes a day after authorities prevented Mubarak’s wife and son … read more
Egypt’s stock exchange has decided to delay today’s opening until Sunday. The exchange, which was expected to reopen this morning, has been closed since January 27, after civil unrest in the North African nation led to the ousting of President … read more
Fatema Salah said her students had never sung the Egyptian national anthem quite the way they did Sunday, the first day back to school for most Cairo pupils. Before, they shuffled through the morning ritual, heads down and sleepy. This … read more
Egypt’s stock exchange, closed for a month because of the protests that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, will reopen on Tuesday, the cabinet said in a statement. Continuing unrest has delayed the market’s reopening several times in the last few weeks … read more
Egypt faces many challenges that will make the transition to democracy difficult, as “transition requires an understanding of the economic and political situations,” UN Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe said in Cairo on Sunday. Pascoe told journalists at … read more
Egypt’s once widely feared interior minister Habib al-Adly is to appear before a criminal court on March 5 accused of money laundering, judicial sources told AFP on Sunday. Adly would be the first of toppled president Hosni Mubarak’s regime to … read more