United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on Monday ordered the release of 103 Egyptian prisoners detained by UAE authorities on various charges. The decision also included the paying off of all financial obligations incurred by the … read more
An Egyptian professor who was questioned on Sunday over allegations that included insulting religion may face suspension. Suez Canal University President Maher Mosbah had ordered that Professor Mona al-Brince be questioned after her students and head of department filed complaints … read more
Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood is trying to exact revenge on the judiciary for years of imprisonment and political exclusion, but is attacking the wrong target, opposition leader Amr Moussa said on Monday. The elder statesman told Reuters that Egypt faced … read more
I’ll bet you that archaeologist Betsy Bryan’s perspective on reality-show behavior is a little longer than most. Since 2001, Bryan has led the excavation of the temple complex of the Egyptian goddess Mut in modern-day Luxor, the site of the … read more
The ministry of health said that the number of victims, who suffered food poisoning after a bad Monday night meal at the Azhar University dorm, has risen to 107. Meanwhile, dozens of angry students, who blocked The Nasr Road off … read more
A number of opposition parties and rights groups will stage a demonstration on Monday to express their rejection of a new judicial authority law that they believe “was tailored to the size of the (Muslim) Brotherhood.” They called on all … read more
A reshuffle of the Egyptian cabinet will be announced within hours, reported a local newspaper. The reshuffle will include eight portfolios, including the ministry of justice, an informed source told the state-owned Akhbar newspaper. The upcoming cabinet changes will be … read more
Egypt’s chief negotiator with the International Monetary Fund has resigned, Reuters is reporting. Hany Kadry Dimian was also the country’s deputy finance minister was in post for six years and his resignation is a worrying step for Egypt’s talks over … read more
A police strike on Sunday closed security directorates in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia and Upper Egypt’s Kafr Al-Sheikh. Dozens of security personnel and low-ranking officers in Ismailia protested against “deteriorating living standards and inadequate weapons.” They also called … read more
Hundreds of students on Sunday protested the state of education in Egypt during nationwide demonstrations called for by several opposition groups. Groups that endorsed the protest included the Socialist Popular Alliance, the Revolutionary Socialists, the Strong Egypt Party and the … read more