In May, Facebook users who are looking to waste a little time online will have a new option; a game called Tahrir Square Defense will allow them to relive the glory days of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Alkottab, the Egyptian … read more
Hundreds of people besieged the security directorate in Gharbiya’s Kafr El-Zayyat on Wednesday over the alleged disappearance of a woman in nearby Asdima village. The woman, G.A, 24, a housewife, is believed to have disappeared on Tuesday afternoon after she … read more
A woman was killed in Alexandria on Tuesday when a three-story residential building collapsed. The building collapsed in the Karmouz area in western Alexandria. Housewife Heba Ibrahim Youssef, 34, was injured in the accident and died on arrival at hospital. … read more
Egyptians continue to show discontent with President Mohamed Morsi, with 47 percent voicing dissatisfaction with his performance during his first ten months in office, according to a report by the Egyptian Centre for Public Opinion Research (Baseera). Baseera’s opinion poll, … read more
The trial of ten people accused of responsibility for a mass food poisoning incident at Al-Azhar University will begin on Wednesday. The head of the university dormitories, the kitchen supervisor and eight cooks are charged with neglect and disregarding regulations … read more
Members of Egypt’s 6 April Youth Movement who were detained during a March protest against the interior minister – and eventually released on 29 April – held a Monday press conference at which they claimed to have been mistreated while … read more
Members of the Shura Council, Egypt’s upper house of parliament, requested on Monday the removal of the Israeli ambassador from Egypt and the withdrawal of his Egyptian counterpart in Tel Aviv in response to the continuing assaults against Al-Aqsa mosque … read more
The police used to rule the streets in Egypt with a firm and often frightening hand. But now that they have virtually withdrawn from public view, and the streets are becoming increasingly lawless, people are asking where they are and … read more
Egypt’s 6 April Youth Group has joined the recently launched ‘Rebel Movement’ campaign, which aims to collect citizens’ signatures for a petition calling for a vote of no-confidence in the administration of President Mohamed Morsi. Khaled El-Masry, 6 April spokesman, … read more
Egypt’s April 6 Youth Movement founder Ahmed Maher stated late Saturday: “What is taking place now is worse than what was being experienced during Mubarak’s time.” Maher’s comments on the private Al-Nahar channel’s Akher Al-Nahar programme came a day after … read more