A father and a doctor have been convicted for the death of a 13-year-old girl in a female genital mutilation (FGM) operation. An appeal court sentenced the doctor to two years in prison with hard labour for involuntary manslaughter and … read more
Alaa and Gamal Mubarak were released from prison on Monday, one day after the fourth anniversary of the January 2011 uprising, which toppled their father after over 30 years in power, a security source told state news agency MENA. The … read more
A BBC reporter in Cairo has accused police forces of threatening to kill her while covering protests by Muslim Brotherhood supporters commemorating the 2011 uprising. On her Twitter account, Orla Guerin tweeted at 3:05 pm, “In Ain Shams where police … read more
The European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy called on all parties in Egypt to “show restraint” following nationwide violence which erupted on the fourth anniversary of the January 2011 uprising. Eighteen people were killed and 84 … read more
At least 18 people, including three policeman, have died at protests around the country on the fourth anniversary of the 2011 revolution, the health ministry announced Sunday. Ten people, including a police conscript, were killed in Cairo’s Matariya district in … read more
Egypt’s Health Ministry reported five deaths and 22 injuries nationwide on the fourth anniversary of the January 2011 uprising which toppled the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak. Khaled al-Khatib, head of the health ministry’s critical care unit, told Aswat … read more
An Alexandrian citizen was killed on Sunday when Muslim Brotherhood protesters shot randomly at residents during a protest commemorating the January 2011 uprising, medical sources said. A pro-Mohamed Mursi protester was killed when security forces dispersed the Brotherhood rally. The … read more
Three improvised bombs targeted electricity pylons and a railway track in Menoufiya on Sunday, the fourth anniversary of the January 25 uprising. Two electricity pylons were hit, causing blackouts in a number of villages, Aswat Masriya reported. A third bomb … read more
A bomb wounded two Egyptian policemen in Cairo on Sunday and security forces moved quickly to disperse small protests on the anniversary of the popular uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011, officials said. The blast targeted policemen stationed … read more
Four years have passed since thousands of protesters took to the streets calling for change, after decades of stagnant street activity in Egypt. The protests soon snowballed into an uprising which toppled the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak. Three … read more