A forensic committee stated on Wednesday that the death of activist Mohamed El-Gendy resulted from torture and not from a car accident, as a previous forensic report had asserted. El-Gendy, 28, was a member of opposition group the Egyptian Popular … read more
Egypt’s Administrative Court overturned a presidential decree calling parliamentary elections on 22 April, after referring Egyptian electoral legislation to the High Constitutional Court on Wednesday, questioning the constitutionality of the newly-drafted law. On 18 February, the High Constitutional Court (HCC) … read more
Clashes re-erupted Wednesday between tens of protesters and police near the US embassy where security presence is most intense. Protesters, mostly young, blocked the Nile Corniche with a tree as they continued to throw rocks at the police. It is … read more
As results of student union elections in Egyptian universities unfold after polling began Monday, a noticeable decline in the Muslim Brotherhood’s popularity is evident in a vast majority of faculties, says the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE), … read more
A video obtained by Al-Masry Al-Youm purports to show another man being dragged by police in plain clothes Tuesday in the Monufiya Governorate. Tarek Hassanein said he was assaulted by officers outside the Shebin al-Kom municipality headquarters where he’d been … read more
Public Prosecution spokesperson Mostafa Dowidar told the Turkish Anadolu news agency that his office would soon summon leaders of the masked group that call themselves the Black Bloc over charges of violence and vandalism. “There is information enough gathered by … read more
The Giza Criminal Court sentenced on Wednesday steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz to at least 34 years in prison for squandering public funds. The total length of Ezz’s sentence is unclear, as Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr reported he was sentenced to … read more
Hundreds of farmers in Minya blocked the Maghagha al-Adwa road linking Upper Egypt and the Western Desert on Tuesday to protest what they say was an unfair diesel fuel coupon scheme. The protesters had gathered at the gas station to … read more
Hundreds of Ultras Ahlawy members set fire to the outside of former Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Youssef’s apartment building in Dokki during a Tuesday protest. After, they headed for the residence of current Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim, who lives on … read more
One person was shot in the head and two low-ranking police officers were stabbed during ongoing clashes in Port Said near its security directorate on Tuesday afternoon, reported Ahram Arabic news website. Clashes intensified again when three Central Security Forces … read more