Egyptian authorities have arrested seven men for sexually harassing women near Cairo’s Tahrir Square while thousands celebrated the inauguration of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. A video posted on YouTube on Sunday, claiming to depict … read more
Egypt’s prosecutor-general has launched an investigation into incidents of mass sexual assault – including a video of an alleged mob attack on a woman – that took place in Tahrir Square on Sunday night in celebrations to mark the inauguration … read more
Between July 2012 and June 2013 392 residential building collapsed in Egypt, of which 52 percent were due to lack of government regulation, according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR.) Launched Saturday, EIPR’s new site egyptbuildingcollapses.org includes detailed … read more
Pro-Muslim Brotherhood students at Al-Azhar University in Nasr City, Cairo, protested Sunday against the inauguration Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as new president of Egypt. The students held yellow balloons that read anti-police and anti-military slogans. In related news, exams went regular … read more
Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has been sworn in as the eighth president of Egypt at a ceremony in Cairo. He took the presidential oath at the Supreme Constitutional Court at an event attended by former interim president Adly Mansour, Prime Minister Ibrahim … read more
The FreeMahienour Facebook page posted Friday the transcript of a letter written by jailed activist Mahienour el-Masry in May about her cellmates, of whom the majority are debtors. On May 20, a court in Alexandria upheld a two-year jail sentence … read more
A law passed by Egypt’s interim president will set the stage for parliamentary elections this year but political parties fear it will return the country to a system similar to one under ousted president Hosni Mubarak. One of the most … read more
Amending the sexual harassment law sends a message to “reassure the world,” Tawfiq Kamal, the Head of Business Conducting Committee in Chamber of Tourism Establishments, told Youm7 Thursday. He added that amending the mentioned law would ensure the safety of … read more
The Anti-Coup Alliance called Thursday for a week of pro-Morsi protests under the banner “The Generals Think It’s a Fiefdom” just days after the Presidential Election Committee announced former Defense Minister Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi won a landslide victory in Egypt’s … read more
Outside the student campus of Al Azhar University in Cairo violent clashes erupted Friday after noon prayers between protesting students and security forces, who used teargas. In Port Said clashes occurred after pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters demonstrated following the prayer outside … read more