Security sources said one person was arrested while attempting to set himself ablaze in front of the People’s Assembly downtown Thursday. Parliament’s security personnel arrested Saeed Abu Amany before he set himself on fire. He was turned over for prosecution, added … read more
Grimy old Fiats and Ladas have long been a defining feature of Cairo’s creaking taxi fleet, clogging the city’s streets and sputtering out fumes. Now the scruffy black-and-white cabs are giving way to metered, air-conditioned cars assembled in Egypt using … read more
A man has died after setting himself on fire in Egypt’s northern port city of Alexandria. Officials say the 25-year-old unemployed man – Ahmed Hashem el-Sayed, who had suffered third-degree burns – died in hospital. Earlier on Tuesday, another man … read more
A Muslim men was awaiting execution Monday, January 17, after a court in Egypt sentenced him to death for his alleged involvement in the January 2010 killings of six Coptic Christians following Christmas mass. A Muslim policeman also died when … read more
An Egyptian state security court on January 16 handed a death sentence to a man for the killing of six Coptic Christians and a Muslim police officer on Coptic Christmas Eve in January 2010, the Egyptian media reported, according to RIA Novosti. … read more
In Arish, Sinai’s first constituency, foreign media have been forbidden from entering polling stations despite having received an official permit from the Ministry of Communications in Cairo. A spokesperson for the Arish Press Office said they received orders not to … read more
A Cairo court on Saturday overturned the Egyptian telecoms regulator’s decision to monitor news feeds on mobile phones ahead of elections, Egypt’s official news agency MENA said on Saturday. The court also cancelled another decision by the telecoms regulator requiring … read more
Egyptians voted in a parliamentary election on Sunday that is expected to produce another clear victory for President Hosni Mubarak’s ruling party. The government has promised a free, fair and peaceful vote. Opposition groups have cried foul in advance. Below … read more
Egyptian security forces were on high alert on Saturday, on the eve of a general election, after activists clashed with police at the end of a campaign marred by violence and a crackdown on the opposition. Thousands of activists demonstrated … read more
A large aid convoy arrived in the Gaza Strip on Thursday after a mainly overland trip through Europe but without its chief organiser, a firebrand former British MP declared persona non grata by Egypt. The convoy reached Egypt by ferry … read more