In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Preamble This is Our Constitution Egypt is the gift of the Nile and the gift of Egyptians to humanity. Blessed with a unique location and history, the Arab nation of Egypt … read more
A power plant in the Nile Delta city of Daqahiliya had a minor explosion Wednesday when the air compressor was blown off, killing one worker, Al Ahram Arabic news website reported. Mahmoud al-Naqib, head of Middle Delta Electricity Production Company, … read more
A bomb thrown from a car damaged an Egyptian police car in central Cairo on Tuesday in a drive-by attack by assailants who also raked the vehicle with gunfire, security officials said. It was not immediately clear if there were … read more
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood dismissed as “ridiculous” accusations levelled by the authorities on Friday against deposed President Mohamed Mursi that included killing soldiers and conspiring with the Palestinian group Hamas. read more
The trial of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi on charges of inciting murder was postponed until Feb. 1 on Wednesday after officials said bad weather had stopped him from being flown to court. Another Islamist politician, Essam el-Erian, on trial … read more
Former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi’s arrival at a Cairo court where he was due to stand trial on Wednesday was delayed by poor weather, state TV reported. Mursi was due to be flown to the Cairo police academy where the … read more
The U.S.-based Democracy International will send a delegation to Egypt this month to observe the country’s constitutional referendum. The team, which will consist of 80 international observers, will be spread out in Egypt’s 23 governorates to monitor the voting process … read more
The American Embassy in Cairo called on its citizens in Egypt to remain cautious during Monday and Tuesday’s Christmas celebrations. In a statement published on Monday, the embassy urged its citizens to observe extreme consideration of security when visiting churches, … read more
In Egypt, it no longer appears to be a question of if, but when army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will declare his candidacy for president. For the second time in three days, local media reported on Monday that Sisi had … read more
A supermarket owner was killed late on Monday in clashes between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and neighbors by the Salam Hospital in Damietta, a security source said. Some of the neighbors had gone to the hospital to check on activist Ahmed … read more