The World Bank plans to support Egypt’s economic reform plan with a US$1 billion loan to create new programs to reduce poverty, the delegation said at a meeting with Prime Minister Hesham Qandil on Thursday. During the meeting, Qandil briefed … read more
The Carter Center said on Thursday it would not send observers during the constitutional referendum scheduled for 15 and 22 December. “The late release of regulations for observers precludes the Center from conducting a comprehensive assessment of all aspects of … read more
Egypt’s Islamist Coalition on Thursday announced plans to stage a million-man rally at the Rabaa Al-Adawiya Mosque in Cairo’s Madinet Nasr district on Friday in support of President Mohamed Morsi’s “democratic legitimacy” and Egypt’s draft constitution. In a Thursday statement, … read more
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement Wednesday demanding Egypt’s public prosecutor investigate the detention and abuse of anti-Morsi protesters at the hand of Muslim Brotherhood members during last Wednesday’s clashes at the presidential palace. The charge is based on … read more
Mahalla — The “Independent Republic of Greater Mahalla” was declared by thousands of angry locals on 7 December, following bloody clashes in the city’s center on 27 November between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsy. This newly “independent city” … read more
The Administrative Prosecution Club announced that its counselors would only supervise the referendum on the draft constitution scheduled for 15 and 22 December if the most recent constitutional declaration and all its results are cancelled. The head of the club, … read more
The National Council for Women and the Interior Ministry will collaborate to face sexual harassment and assault by stationing security patrols in streets and in front of schools, and strengthening them during rush hours, the council said in a statement … read more
Thirteen human rights organizations have warned fraud in the referendum on the new draft constitution, especially after the National Council for Human Rights said in a press conference on Wednesday that organizations interested in monitoring the referendum must obtain prior … read more
On 5 December, violent clashes raged for hours between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsy, after the latter attacked a sit-in outside the presidential palace by protesters rejecting the constitutional declaration and a snap referendum on the constitution. A … read more
Egyptian journalists and activists Wednesday evening bid farewell to journalist El-Hosseiny Abou-Deif, who passed away Wednesday morning following one week in a coma after sustaining a head injury during last week’s clashes outside the presidential palace in Cairo. Hundreds of … read more