The Egyptian interior ministry has denied asking President Mohamed Morsi to declare a state of emergency. On Monday, an Egyptian newspaper claimed it had secret documents showing the homeland security department at the interior ministry had asked the president to … read more
The U.S. State Department says arrest warrants and the investigation of a popular Egyptian satirist and other critics of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi highlight a “disturbing trend” of growing restrictions on freedom of expression in Egypt. The strongly worded statement … read more
Public Prosecutor Talaat Abdullah referred a new report Monday to state security prosecution against satirist television host Bassem Youssef accusing him of inciting violence. A lawyer filed the complaint with the Public Prosecution accusing Youssef of inciting violence and reiterating … read more
Almost five hundred students have been struck down with food poisoning at Al-Azhar University. Hundreds of angry students gathered on Monday night to protest deteriorating conditions at the university’s hostels and negligence by management. Some of the protesting students demanded … read more
Egypt is ready to start blocking pornographic websites, as the mechanism used for blocking these sites has been ready since January, said Sherif Hashem, deputy head of the National Telecom Regulatory Authority. “The companies providing Internet service in Egypt have … read more
The Port Said Criminal Court on Saturday asserted that Egypt’s worst-ever football disaster was not a spontaneous incident, holding supporters of Port Said football club Masry responsible for killing scores of rival fans on 1 February 2012. Earlier this year, … read more
Militants belonging to various extremist religious groups paraded the streets of two North Sinai towns Sunday, driving SUVs and carrying automatic weapons, security sources said. The sources said the militants demonstrated in Rafah and Sheikh Zuwayed, both on the border … read more
The weekly television episode of political satirist Bassem Youssef will be broadcast at its usual time on Friday evening despite recent charges leveled against the popular television host, according to Youssef’s lawyer Hossam El-Sanhouri. In a Sunday telephone interview with … read more
A strike by airport policemen on Sunday forced Egyptian authorities to shut down an airport in the Mediterranean port of Alexandria and divert flights elsewhere, airport officials said. The policemen at the Borg El-Arab airport in Egypt’s second city were … read more
A media ban was imposed Saturday by Judge Abdel-Aziz Shahin on covering ongoing investigations into violence that took place in January in Egypt’s city of Port Said. The decision was taken to ensure the integrity of the investigations, according to … read more