Egypt’s top military leader, General Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, has said that he would consider running for the presidency if it were “at the request of the people.” “If I run for presidency, it would be by the request of the people … read more
Ousted president Hosni Mubarak arrived at court for Saturday’s session of his retrial in the case of murder of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 31-year rule. The retrial of Mubarak was delayed for a few hours due … read more
Environment Minister Layla Iskandar has launched an investigation into allegations by Spanish media that flying oval objects were seen in Hurghada. A professional photographer said he took pictures of the alleged grey UFO during a trip at a mountainous coastal … read more
A two-storey building collapsed late Friday night in Giza’s Abou El-nomoros district leaving three dead. According to Al-Ahram Arabic news website, the three dead were all members of the same family. read more
A total of 169 Morsy loyalists were arrested across Egypt on Friday following clashes between police and supporters of the ousted president, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. Three suspects allegedly set fire to a police vehicle in Zaitoun, … read more
Four people were killed and 15 were injured in confrontations in Alexandria, Cairo, Suez, Minya and Sharqiya on Friday, the health ministry said. The ministry added on Saturday that local hospitals have received four bodies, one from Alexandria and three … read more
Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood torched a police vehicle on Friday in al-Zaytoun, a district in eastern Cairo, the state-run Middle East News Agency said. The National Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy has urged its supporters to stage week-long rallies starting … read more
A new report by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research has shed some light on how Muslim women should cover up. Looking at surveys from seven predominately Muslim countries the researchers found that most respondents thought women should … read more
Two opinion columns on Egypt were published this week which could usually safely be ignored but taken together present a nice example of opposite ends of the bullshit spectrum of writing on this country. The first column was published in the Wall Street … read more
Ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq, said in a television interview broadcast on Thursday that he would run for president if the army chief does not contest elections. “I believe now I will run for the … read more