The Ministry of Interior announced that police had arrested 20 year-old Sherif Elsirfy for his part in defacing the monument that was erected in Tahrir Square by the interim government as a “memorial for the martyrs of the 25 January … read more
Two German students, in an effort to prove that the Great Pyramids are 15,000 years older than they really are, chipped off samples from the walls of an ancient burial chamber and brought them back home for analysis. Both Egyptian … read more
Security forces defused a bomb placed in a car and primed to explode on a roadside near the Egyptian capital on Monday, security officials said. The interior ministry said the stolen car was detected near a petrol station on the … read more
Liberal activists and academics are bent on worsening their nation’s woes. They claim to be guardians of the January 2011 revolution’s principles that had atop its list “freedom.” Yet, either from tunnel vision, paranoia, and arrogance or for more sinister … read more
Troops continued to guard the entrances to Tahrir Square on Monday morning after security forces dispersed anti-army protesters the day before. There are tanks and barbed wire at the entrances to the square and in the surrounding streets, state … read more
Egypt’s constituent assembly finalised a draft constitution on Sunday that will be put to a referendum this month or next. It is a major milestone in the army’s political roadmap after the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in July. … read more
Police fired tear gas as more than two thousand students backing ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi entered Cairo’s Tahrir Square to demonstrate against July’s military “coup”. Sunday’s demonstration was the first Islamist protest in the Egyptian capital’s iconic square, the … read more
A court in Egypt on Sunday ordered the detention of the head of the Muslim Brotherhood television channel, as the authorities pressed a crackdown on the banned group. Hani Salah Al Deen, who was arrested on Thursday, was ordered to … read more
Egyptians are getting impatient with their former and current leaders. They definitely do not miss former President Mohammad Mursi, faulted by 83 percent for the problems facing Egypt today. But they are also gradually losing confidence in both the commander-in-chief … read more
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said Wednesday it plans to form a shadow government in Paris so it can sue the current administration in an international court. Ahmed Aqeel, a spokesman for the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice party, said establishing offices for … read more