Arab Spring women activists spoke dramatically of their role in the Middle Eastern uprising on Friday at a New York panel moderated by top U.S. political satirist Jon Stewart. “People think of the Arab Spring as a singular event, but … read more
Kuwait’s state oil group has signed contracts to supply Egypt with 85,000 barrels of crude oil per day and 1.5 million tonnes of diesel and jet fuel per year, state news agency KUNA reported on Tuesday. read more
Twenty human and children’s rights NGOs called on the Ministry of Interior to speed up the process of arresting a 28-year-old man charged with raping his nine-year-old niece, at least 20 times over a period of eight months, in a … read more
The men were accused of attending or arranging “deviant” sex parties, and dressing in women’s clothes and wearing make-up. Egyptian law does not explicitly ban homosexual acts, but prosecutors have used legislation banning debauchery to try homosexuals. The verdict has … read more
Eighteen people were killed and tens were wounded in Friday’s violent confrontations in Aswan, said Mohamed Sorour of the health ministry. Sorour told Aswat Masriya that more bodies are expected to arrive to the morgue later. Violent clashes between al-Halayel … read more
Human Rights Watch has cautioned Washington against resuming military assistance to Egypt until its military-backed government ends alleged rights abuses and holds violators accountable. The New York-based advocacy group on Friday released a letter it had sent earlier in the … read more
Carriages and carts fill the streets lining the pyramids in Giza, many idly waiting for tourists to take a picture or a ride. The steady decline of tourism revenues in Egypt has caused unemployment in the tourism sector, but has … read more
The police arrested 61 Pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters across Egypt on Friday, said an interior ministry statement. The arrested possessed firearms and Molotov cocktails, according to the statement. The statement added that a Brotherhood leader was among the arrested. Security forces … read more
Egyptian security forces intensified their measures in Cairo’s main squares on Friday morning in anticipation of protests the National Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy has called for. The Islamist coalition which backs former President Mohamed Mursi has called for demonstrations to … read more
Power outages could be extended from two and a half hours to 6 hours aday due to fuel shortage, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker told CBC Channel Wednesday. If the fuel available to the Ministry of … read more