The Construction and Development Party said on Monday it is preparing for a million man march next Friday under the banner “together against violence…the peaceful revolution continues,” media spokesman Khaled El-Sherif said. The Party is calling on all the Islamist … read more
Ordered to shoot protesters in Tahrir Square, attempting to declare independence for Alexandria and forced to work for the only company with phone signal: five ordinary Egyptians tell their extraordinary stories about the 18 days that shook the world. Locked … read more
Protests commemorating the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak, and urging the same fate for current President Mohamed Morsy, swept through the governorates on Monday, the second anniversary of Mubarak’s resignation. In Tanta, violent clashes erupted between police forces and … read more
CAIRO (AP) — One hardline Muslim cleric on an Egyptian TV station justified sexual assaults on women protesters. Others issued religious edicts saying opposition leaders must be killed. Television screeds by ultraconservative sheiks are raising fears of assassinations here a … read more
The National Conscience Front includes former minister of state for parliamentary affairs Mohamed Mahsoub, Wasat Party deputy leader Essam Soltan, Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) figures Mohamed El-Beltagi and Helmy El-Gazzar, legal expert Ramadan Bateekh, Judges for Egypt leader Walid … read more
Sexual harassment has become a more explicit phenomenon afflicting the Egyptian society after the country’s 2011 upheaval due to constant protests and deteriorating security. Women are deemed inferior to men in Egypt’s male-dominated culture, said feminists and human rights activists, … read more
Thirteen Egyptian political parties and movements have announced plans to stage mass anti-government rallies on Monday to mark the second anniversary of former president Hosni Mubarak’s ouster. Protesters on Monday plan to voice their rejection of perceived repressive measures adopted … read more
Prosecutors on Sunday ordered the detention of 11 suspects for four days pending investigations, on charges of clashing with police at the presidential palace. Meanwhile, authorities in Alexandria detained 31 protesters on charges of torching a police station during a … read more
Senior military sources have said former President Hosni Mubarak was not pressured from the army or any government official to step down after the 25 January revolution, but did so voluntarily to maintain the security of the country. The sources … read more
Senior Vice President of the New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA), Nabil Abbas, issued on Sunday a decision to ban new licenses and renewal for stores that sell alcoholic beverages in new cities. Abbas said that the NUCA has the right … read more