Sexual harassment, high rates of female genital cutting and a surge in violence and Islamist feeling after the Arab Spring uprisings have made Egypt the worst country in the Arab world to be a woman, a poll of gender experts … read more
Unknown gunmen launched a concerted attack on a radio station in a-Masa’eed, Arish early on Monday. Heavy firing broke out when gunmen clashed with army troops who arrived in two armored vehicles to secure the radio building. No casualties were … read more
he Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, ANHRI, condemned today the return of the Egyptian State Security Service’s practices and using the arrivals watch list in Cairo Airport without an order from the court or the prosecution, as the two … read more
Israel has returned a collection of stolen antiquities to Egypt after they were found on sale at an auction hall in Jerusalem. The antiquities ministry said the collection contains 90 ancient Egyptian artefacts, including clay vessels, vases, ushabti figurines and … read more
A Cairo appeal court on Monday extended the detention of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi for a further 30 days on charges of escaping from jail and espionage during the 2011 uprising. Morsi, who faces a separate trial for inciting … read more
The Tagammu Party has accused the constitution committee of favouring the rich and ignoring the rights of women, Coptic Christians and Nubians. The leftist party said the draft constitution does not set spending limits for election campaigns and therefore favours … read more
Armed forces confiscated seven rockets in a security operation in South Rafah and North Sinai’s al-Sheikh Zuwayed on Sunday, security sources said. The sources added that 19 extremists were arrested and 20 hideout spots were demolished in the operation. read more
Two Egyptian policemen were killed late on Sunday when unknown assailants attacked a security checkpoint on the outskirts of the Suez Canal city of Ismailia. In another drive-by shooting, gunmen riding a microbus opened fire at the checkpoint, killing two … read more
Egypt will finalise a tender for the development of the Suez Canal by the end of the month, the investment minister said on Sunday, to try to boost an economy struggling with political turmoil since 2011. “No country is taking … read more
Egyptologist Chris Naunton and a team of forensic scientists performed a “virtual autopsy” on the young pharaoh in the Channel 4 television documentary “Tutankhamun: The Mystery of The Burnt Mummy”. The experts used x-ray and computerised tomography (CT) scanning data … read more