Gunmen killed an Egyptian intelligence officer and a policeman on a road outside Cairo in a late-night firefight, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. The armed men fled the scene after shooting dead Captain Ashraf Badeer el-Qazaz of the intelligence … read more
A group called Soldiers of Egypt claimed responsibility for eight bombings since last November until April 2014, including the bombings of Cairo University, and targeting two police checkpoints on the 26 of July corridor and al-Sawah area. read more
A 5-year old girl was sexually assaulted Tuesday by a security worker at a sports club, according to the girl’s aunt Raghda el-Saeed on her personal Twitter account, @RaghdaElSaeed. The incident has attracted attention in the mainstream media, and has … read more
Egypt’s government has conducted a series of raids on gay people in the last eight months, with the most recent one coming April 1 in Cairo. The latest one was against four men who had signed the lease to a … read more
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has warned against sexual harassment and assault against women in Egypt. In a report issued on Wednesday, FIDH said that the phenomenon constitutes major obstacles to their participation in the political transition of their country, … read more
Security forces dispersed several pro-Muslim Brotherhood marches in various Egyptian cities on Friday using teargas bombs. Security forces in Alexandria disbanded a march for Brotherhood supporters in Abu Seliman area, head of Alexandria’s investigations unit, Major General Nasser al-Abd, told Aswat … read more
Presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi’s campaign said it has collected enough statements of support for Sabahi to officially run for president. “We have reached the legal required number of support statements,” said Hossam Mo’nes, head of Sabahi’s presidential campaign. read more
Police have intensified security measures in major Cairo squares on Friday ahead of demonstrations for the National Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy. The coalition has called for staging demonstrations on Friday as part of their ongoing weekly rallies. read more
Nature reserves are a valuable part of any country, and Egypt contains 30 reserves that cover roughly 15 percent of the country’s total space. Such space may be the key to welcoming back tourists lost to Egypt amidst political turmoil … read more
Amid widespread detentions and sweeping arrests witnessed over the past several months, those netted in indiscriminate group arrests remain behind bars for charges they did not commit, according to interviews conducted by The Cairo Post. Belal Khalil, 20, is a … read more