Military spokesman Colonel Ahmed Ali said on Tuesday that the Egyptian army will continue to enforce the nightly curfew until it receives an official notification that a court has ordered an end to the country’s three-month-old state of emergency. Earlier … read more
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu are due in Cairo Wednesday to discuss bilateral relations with their Egyptian counterparts amid speculation that relations between the two countries could be entering a more engaged phase. There has … read more
A spike in sexual harassment in Egypt reflects a general rise in violence in Egyptian society in recent years, a prominent researcher said, calling for both legal reform and action on the street to tackle the scourge. “People are now … read more
Egypt plans to lift a three-month state of emergency and curfew on Tuesday, two days earlier than expected, two government sources and a security source said. Egypt’s army-backed authorities announced the nightly curfew on Aug. 14, when security forces forcibly … read more
Egypt’s interior minister indicated that a curfew and state of emergency in place for the past three months will expire Thursday as scheduled, saying security reinforcements will be deployed as a preventive measure in the face of protests by the … read more
Women are the main breadwinners in as many as 30 percent of Egyptian households, a role frowned on by conservative Egyptian society but increasingly important in a country plunged into dire economic straits by the turbulent politics of the post-Mubarak … read more
As the drafting committee entrusted with creating Egypt’s new constitution, which is to be put to a national referendum next month, races against time to conclude its final product, concern runs high in most rights quarters about what the expected … read more
The European Union granted Egypt 100 million euros to be allocated to labor-intensive projects in the poorest villages, said Ghada Wali, secretary general of the Social Fund. read more
The Foreign Ministry on Monday evening summoned the Turkish ambassador in Cairo, Hussein Awni Botsala, to protest his recent statement demanding the release of deposed President Mohamed Morsy, considering it an unacceptable interference in Egypt’s internal affairs. read more
Troops will continue to be deployed in Egypt’s main squares and streets after the curfew is lifted on 14 November, Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim told state news agency MENA on Monday. The curfew has been in place since a state … read more