Last December, Egyptian academic Mariz Tadros wrote that women’s human security was not on anyone’s agenda. According to her research, the security breakdown since the Arab uprisings has led to a dramatic rise in incidents of sexual harassment due to the sense … read more
Since when does the British government take orders from Saudi Arabia? That’s the question raised by a seemingly dry news story out of the UK this past week. The story, which emerged Tuesday, was that UK Prime Minister David Cameron recently … read more
Will the fate of new political developments in Egypt be determined by energy? That is the question in the minds of many observers as the people cast their votes to elect their president later in May and the new regime … read more
An Irish citizen locked up in an Egyptian jail has considered a hunger strike amid fears that he will be executed. Teenager Ibrahim Halawa is forced to drink water from a toilet, endure threats of violence from guards and spend … read more
The Egyptian Federation for Animal Welfare have an urgent message to people boarding their pets in Cairo. EFAW was informed that the owners of Paws and Claws shelter have not been to the place for the past 10 days, rent … read more
Eighteen people were killed and tens were wounded in Friday’s violent confrontations in Aswan, said Mohamed Sorour of the health ministry. Sorour told Aswat Masriya that more bodies are expected to arrive to the morgue later. Violent clashes between al-Halayel … read more
Human Rights Watch has cautioned Washington against resuming military assistance to Egypt until its military-backed government ends alleged rights abuses and holds violators accountable. The New York-based advocacy group on Friday released a letter it had sent earlier in the … read more
Carriages and carts fill the streets lining the pyramids in Giza, many idly waiting for tourists to take a picture or a ride. The steady decline of tourism revenues in Egypt has caused unemployment in the tourism sector, but has … read more
The police arrested 61 Pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters across Egypt on Friday, said an interior ministry statement. The arrested possessed firearms and Molotov cocktails, according to the statement. The statement added that a Brotherhood leader was among the arrested. Security forces … read more
Egyptian security forces intensified their measures in Cairo’s main squares on Friday morning in anticipation of protests the National Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy has called for. The Islamist coalition which backs former President Mohamed Mursi has called for demonstrations to … read more