Randa, a 22-year-old from Cairo, has been dressing as a teenage boy throughout most of her country’s so far disastrous two-year “transition” to democracy. The medical student thinks it is the only way to avoid sexual assault on the streets … read more
By Bassem Youssef Bassem Youssef is the host of “The Program” and “America in Arabic.” Dubbed the “Jon Stewart of the Arab world,” he was named one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World” by Time magazine. He tweets … read more
Mass protests in support of deposed president Morsi on the Friday of ‘Breaking the Coup’; anti-Morsi demonstrators celebrate army victory over Israel in 1973 war; 2 killed in Sinai rocket attack; 2 killed in Mansoura clashes. Cairo residents to … read more
The voices warning about the perils of the national reverence for the Egyptian military that’s been held by secular-leaning activists since the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi on July 3 are few, and subject to threats and allegations that they’re … read more
Tens of Morsi loyalists have stormed Friday the Abbasiya Hospital for Mental illnesses, climbing through the fences before setting camp in the hospital’s garden. The move comes after roughly five thousand pro-Morsi protesters, according to Ahram Arabic Website, … read more
Three women were killed Friday during clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted president Mohamed Morsi protesters in Egypt’s Nile Delta city of Mansoura, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. Live rounds, birdshot and knives were used, leaving 7 injured, … read more
Two civilians were killed and one wounded on Friday when militants fired rockets at an army checkpoint El-Arish in Egypt’s restive Sinai peninsula, medical and security sources said. The assailants hit a residential house by mistake, and … read more
Egypt’s armed forces have urged Egyptians to exercise caution in recognising “impostors” and eschew violence, as tens of thousands of Islamists poured onto Egypt’s streets on Friday demanding the reinstatement of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. In a statement issued on … read more
Britain on Friday announced it was revoking export licences for equipment used by Egypt’s military and police amid concerns it could be used against protesters. The licences concerned cover components for armoured personnel carriers and for machine guns, … read more
Clashes erupted before Friday prayers between hundreds of residents of the Gamaliya neighborhood and supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy in front of Al-Azhar mosque, as the residents held banners supporting the army and condemning the Muslim Brotherhood. The … read more