A number of Egyptian women and reports show dissatisfaction with the current status of women in the country. “The situation of women in Egypt is troubling. Although women are taking part in many initiatives and have some effective political and … read more
Egyptian labor rights lawyer and former presidential contender Khaled Ali said in a press conference on Sunday that he will not run for presidency. “I will not take part in this charade,” Ali said, urging the army to stay away … read more
Egypt’s army says it is crushing Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula, but in the region’s villages and towns a victory for the state feels a long way off. In a rare visit to eight villages in Northern Sinai last … read more
Egypt’s cabinet will be holding an urgent meeting late on Saturday, reported the Al-Ahram Arabic news website. The details of the meeting have not yet been revealed. read more
The number of tourists visiting Egypt in the first two months of 2014 has dropped 28 percent to 1.3 million in comparison to January and February 2013. The majority of the decline in visits is attributed to Middle Eastern countries, … read more
A Sinai-based militant group said on Saturday that one of its founding members was killed in a car accident. Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis, in a statement published by the Associated Press, said the militant, Tawfiq Mohamed Freij, died when a bomb … read more
The most recent episode of Bassem Youssef’s popular TV show El-Bernameg was intentionally jammed for the second time this Friday. While the show was only disrupted for around ten minutes last week, this Friday the disruption was much longer and rendered … read more
Unidentified gunmen opened fire on an army police checkpoint on the outskirts of Cairo on Saturday, killing six officers, Egyptian state TV reported. A senior security source told state TV that two bombs found near the checkpoint had also been … read more
Now available in Egypt Silent house hold generators, the best solution for the power cuts these days, safe, clean & environmentally friendly. Just plug it into any socket & automatically when power goes off it operates all the devices connected … read more
The South Giza prosecutor on Thursday ordered the detention of Mohamed Badie, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood group, for 15 days pending investigation into charges of killing a citizen and inciting the killing of police officers while attempting to break … read more