Former Assistant Foreign Minister Abdallah al-Ashaal intends to found a new political party, the Free Egypt Party, according to MENA, Egypt’s official news agency. An official announcement will be made at a press conference in Cairo this week, al-Ashaal said. … read more
The United States Postal Service announced Thursday that it resumed mail service to Egypt this week, including Global Express Guaranteed, Express Mail International, Priority Mail International and First-Class Mail International. As the political unrest began to unfold in Egypt this … read more
Authorities in Egypt have arrested a former Minister from the ousted Mubarak regime and the former chief of state television and radio in connection with an investigation into allegations of corruption and misuse of public funds, officials said on Thursday. … read more
A police officer was arrested after he shot dead a microbus driver in Cairo’s Maadi suburb after a verbal argument erupted between the two over what eye witnesses said was a traffic dispute. The officer is to be held for … read more
An assassination attempt against then Vice President Omar Suleiman was foiled during the 18-day uprising which led to the resignation of Egypt’s former president, announced Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Abul Gheit during a television interview on Wednesday. Aboul Gheit said … read more
Egypt’s new military rulers, promising to guard against “counter-revolution,” faced political pressure on Friday to purge the cabinet of ministers appointed by Hosni Mubarak as thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo. On the eve of the rally that will also … read more
Egypt’s tourism industry is losing $1 billion a month as tourists avoid the country in the wake of the revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak as president. “The effects have been drastic,” Omayma el-Husseini, spokeswoman of the Egyptian Tourism Ministry, said … read more
Protesters throughout the Middle East and northern Africa are pressing their governments for reforms. But the U.S. military is keeping an especially close watch on two countries: Egypt and Bahrain. That’s because both countries are key to the American military’s … read more
A human rights group says sexual harassment of women is an everyday occurrence on the streets of Cairo and doesn’t happen only during a revolution. In recent years, predatory packs of men have brutalized women at a number of public … read more
Egyptian authorities on Wednesday banned a former prime minister and a former cabinet minister from leaving the country, a move that often precedes a criminal investigation and a possible trial, state television reported. Prosecutors imposed the travel ban on Atef … read more