Palestinian Territories: Two Egyptian army tanks crossed an initial border fence leading to Gaza for the first time on Thursday, witnesses said, but did not enter the Palestinian territory itself. Gaza’s Hamas rulers neither confirmed nor denied the incursion, but … read more
Hamas rejected on Thursday an allegation aired on Egyptian state television that it has been involved in teaching Islamists in Egypt how to plant bombs in cars and that it had given them landmines. “This is completely incorrect,” Fawzi Barhoum, … read more
Human rights and women’s rights organisations have “turned a blind eye” to violations committed against Islamist women during recent turmoil, the Muslim Brotherhood alleged in a Thursday statement. The statement condemned the performance of such organisations, calling it “inactive” in … read more
European Parliament called on Egypt’s interim authorities to end the state of emergency and to release all political prisoners, including the ousted President Mohamed Morsi. All acts of violence, terrorism and incitement in Egypt must be halted immediately, in the … read more
Egypt’s cabinet decided to exempt public school students from the fees of school tuition and textbooks, in its meeting on Thursday, reported the state-owned news agency. The cabinet also decided to increase the number of students admitted into public and … read more
Egypt has decided to extend the state of emergency, imposed on 14 August, for 2 months, Ahram Online confirmed. read more
The Egyptian government might extend the state of emergency, imposed since August 14, for two more months while gradually reducing the curfew hours, interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi said in a newspaper interview published on Thursday. Beblawi added in his … read more
Many Egyptian women have welcomed the government’s decision earlier this year to form a special unit of female police officers to combat harassment and violence against women. The unit consists of 10 qualified female police officers. Some of them are … read more
Egypt’s telecommunications sector might be heading for an international showdown, as the government presses ahead with plans to issue a controversial fourth virtual mobile licence to fixed-line operator Telecom Egypt (TE). After over a year of negotiations and delays, Egypt’s … read more
The sound of train horns has stopped at Cairo station. The Cafeteria, known for its endless customers, is closed. There are no long queues of travellers pushing and shoving to purchase tickets to get on a train. The newly-renovated 159 … read more