The new Egyptian cabinet asked Britain Monday to freeze the assets of Egyptian officials, according to state TV. “We are in contact with the Egyptian authorities. We will take appropriate measures if this issue comes up, when necessary,” said Maja … read more
Sixteen international and regional airline companies canceled flights to and from Cairo due to high numbers of empty seats. Sources from Cairo International Airport said they were notified by 16 airline companies, including Middle East Airlines, Kuwaiti Airways, Emirates Airlines, … read more
The organisers of protests that toppled President Hosni Mubarak have called for a “march of victory” across Egypt on Friday, leading activist Khaled Abdelkader Ouda said on Sunday. “We salute the armed forces for their serious steps to meet the … read more
Charting a road map for a political transition that was short on detail, Egypt’s new military rulers have suspended the constitution, dissolved parliament and have set a six-month timeline for holding fresh parliamentary and presidential elections. In doing so, the … read more
Zahi Hawass, head of the newly-created Ministry of State for Antiquities, announced this morning that eight artifacts had been stolen from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo on 28 January, now known as the “Friday of Anger.” The stolen artifacts were … read more
Thousands of demonstrators have left the Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital after the country’s new military rulers said they would dissolve parliament and suspend the constitution, media reports said Monday. The military council – the Supreme Council of Armed … read more
Now there’s a sentence one couldn’t have imagined writing even a few years ago. Translated to the more familiar vernacular, it is sometimes hard to see the forest for the trees. So it has been in trying to decipher the … read more
Egypt’s new military leadership has pledged to support the current government until elections take place and uphold its international treaties, in an implicit reassurance to Israel and the West that it will not revoke its 1979 peace treaty with Israel. … read more
After throngs of Egyptians put their lives on hold for more than two weeks, Egypt woke up Sunday to its first regular work day without longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak as president. For the first time since demonstrators took control of … read more
Traffic again flowed through much of Cairo’s emblematic Tahrir Square on Sunday as most protesters headed home following the nationwide revolt that brought down president Hosni Mubarak. Military police directed cars through what had been the epicentre of the uprising, … read more