The Heliopolis Misdemeanour Court postponed Sunday the trial of two men accused of assaulting a policeman and harassing two women during celebrations of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s inauguration last week. The trial, postponed to 22 June, comes amid a string … read more
Egyptian authorities seized Sunday two retail outlets owned by leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, which has faced a relentless crackdown since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year. The businesses targeted were the Seoudi supermarket chain and Zad … read more
An army officer and four conscripts were wounded on Monday when a cargo train overturned in Beheira’s Kafr al-Dawar. The accident led to the halting of seven railway movements on the Cairo-Alexandria line. The train was carrying vehicles belonging to … read more
A police sergeant was killed while attempting to disperse a demonstration on Friday morning, announced the Ministry of Interior. The statement issued by the ministry said that Ahmed Shalaby Aboul Kheir was shot in the chest near Al-Basatin Police Station … read more
Egypt has asked YouTube to remove a video showing a naked woman with injuries being dragged through Cairo’s Tahrir Square after being sexually assaulted during celebrations for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s inauguration. Sunday night’s assault took place as thousands of … read more
The Cairo Criminal Court resumed on Saturday the retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak, his interior minister Habib al-Adly and six former security officials over charges of murdering protesters during the 2011 uprising. The court resumes on Saturday hearing the … read more
Former presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi has called for issuing a new law for regulating protests, replacing the controversial one passed by interim authorities. “Targeting youth of the revolution through unconstitutional legislations is aceptable after two revolutions,” Sabbahi tweeted on Thursday … read more
On Wednesday hunger-striking Al Jazeera journalist Abdullah Elshamy and hundreds of others who have been in prison for nearly 10 months without formal charges had their detention renewed once again for an additional 45 by a Cairo court. Though the … read more
After Abdel Fatah al-Sisi was sworn in June 8 to assume his position as the President of Egypt, questions have arisen around the role of his wife, Intisar Amer, as previous Egyptian first ladies have adopted wide and varying approaches … read more
Egypt will destroy all buildings along the Nile River and its tributaries that were erected illegally, the water and irrigation minister said on Monday, seeking to protect canals needed to help grow food. The government will “not be complacent in … read more