Egypt’s presidency is considering changing the starting date of parliamentary elections after Coptic Christians complained it falls on a religious holiday, state television reported on Saturday. President Mohamed Morsi had issued a decree on Thursday to hold the four-round election … read more
Protesters from the Popular Current, Dostour Party, Karama Party and April 6 Yout Movement staged a protest in front of the Desouk city council in Kafr al-Sheikh early Friday evening as part of the nationwide “Trial of the Regime” protests … read more
Fights broke out between protesters outside the High Court on Friday evening after some demonstrators began chanting in favor of military rule. Other demonstrators intervened to stop the scuffles. Earlier in the day a march had arrived at the court … read more
Headquarters of the liberal opposition Ghad Al-Thawra Party was torched on Friday by masked men, shortly after party founder Ayman Nour had said he wouldn’t mind taking up a leadership position if invited by Egypt President Mohamed Morsi. Mohamed Hassan, … read more
Hundreds gathered at the Ittihadeya presidential palace in Cairo’s Heliopolis district late Friday to protesting what they described as the “Brotherhoodizaion of the state.” According to Ahram Arabic website, some protesters called for military intervention to end President Morsi’s rule, … read more
Amnesty International deeply criticized Thursday a letter from Egyptian authorities to an NGO requiring it not to engage into contacts with foreign organizations. Amnesty said the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights had received a letter from the Insurance and Social … read more
Mohamed El-Gendy, a 28-year-old political activist, was, according to several sources, illegally detained in a Central Security Forces (CSF) camp following a recent anti-government protest and tortured for four days straight. He died eight days later after being hospitalised for … read more
Egypt presidency announced on Thursday night that the first post-constitution elections for the house of representatives will start on 27 – 28 April. The elections will be completed in four stages nationwide. Earlier on Thursday, the upper house of parliament, … read more
A report from the Central Auditing Organization sent to the Public Funds Prosecution Thursday said the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority squandered some LE2 billion in state funds. The report said the mineral authority assigned Red Sea Mining, a private company … read more
CAIRO — An Egyptian opposition group is using a novel way to protest against President Mohammed Morsi: Sign him up for a chance to win a trip to space. The April 6 Youth Movement said on its official Facebook page … read more