Adviser to the Prime Minister for the elections affairs Major General Refaat Qomsan said Tuesday that conducting the parliamentary elections using the single-winner system was still under study. read more
Egypt’s ultra-conservative Islamist Salafis have said they would not participate in the January 25 commemoration, neither through protests or celebration, state-owned news website Akhbar Al-youm reported on Tuesday. The Dawa Salafiya said that it had a firm stance towards the … read more
Egypt’s police, in cooperation with the army, have put together a plan to secure squares across the country on Saturday, which marks the anniversary of the January 25 uprising, Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said on Monday. “The Interior Ministry has … read more
Bruce Willis has signed to produce and narrate The People Demand, a feature documentary detailing the aspirations of protesters around the world in their pursuit of democracy, free speech and human rights. Willis will spearhead the film with Station 18 … read more
Nineteen people have died in a collision involving a truck and a minibus on a rural highway in southern Egypt, a local health ministry official has said. State news agency MENA said the accident took place late on Sunday near … read more
The General Authority for Veterinary Services decided on Sunday to temporarily suspend importing dairy cattle from Germany, after the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) recently announced the emergence of mad cow disease again in a German state. The Ministry … read more
Investigations into the blast that took place in front of the South Giza Court early Sunday said it occurred after the transport of 41 defendants in the Cairo University events from prosecution to prison. The blast left no casualties, neither … read more
Tamarod (Rebel) movement said that any violations of rights and freedoms after the adoption of the new constitution is unacceptable, in a statement it issued on Monday. Tamarod is a youth movement that organized demonstrations last year to topple former … read more
Deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will face trial on charges of insulting the judiciary, a judicial source said on Sunday, a signal that Egyptian authorities have no intention of easing a crackdown on his Muslim Brotherhood. read more
In a scheduled speech on Sunday, Interim President Adly Mansour will not declare presidential elections to be held in March, presidential sources said. read more