It would be overly complicated to completely block access to Internet porn sites in Egypt due to continued technological advances, Minister of Communications and Technology Hany Mahmoud said on Thursday. “Other countries failed to do so,” he said. “So I … read more
Many Islamist groups announced their intent to participate in scheduled 9 November protest in Tahrir Square to call for the application of Sharia (Islamic law) in Egypt. The Salafist groups, Al-Gamaa Islamiya and its Building and Development Party and Salafist … read more
The 6 April Youth Movement (Ahmed Maher Front) led a march on Thursday afternoon from Tahrir Square to the British Embassy in Garden City to commemorate the first anniversary of Dr Karim Assad’s death under enigmatic circumstances in London. Assad, … read more
North Sinai security forces are preparing to destroy the tunnels running between Egypt and the Gaza Strip near the city of Rafah within days, security sources said on Thursday. Tribal leaders in the area had reportedly complained that the tunnels … read more
An Interior Ministry’s Prisons Authority official has denied reports that former President Hosni Mubarak was transferred out of Tora prison after falling in the prison lavatory Monday. The source said Mubarak’s health is stable, adding that his wife and daughter-in-law … read more
The Giza Criminal Court set 3 December to issue a verdict in former Culture Minister Farouk Hosni’s corruption trial. He would be banned from travel in the meantime. “Only weak souls make illicit gains,” Hosni said in his defense during … read more
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has called on members and supporters to participate in mass rallies planned for Friday by a number of Islamist parties and groups to demand a constitutional article calling for the application of Islamic Law. Leading Brotherhood figures … read more
Vice-chairman of the Salafist Nour Party Yosri Hammad stated on Wednesday that his party will not be joining Friday’s planned protest on Tahrir Square demanding the implementation of Islamic Sharia law in Egypt’s constitution. “More effort in educating Muslims about … read more
Egyptian Prosecutor-General Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud submitted an official letter to the ministries of telecommunications, information and the interior on Wednesday ordering that measures be adopted to ban pornographic websites in Egypt based on a 2009 court order to this effect. In … read more
Freedom and Justice Party Vice-Chairman Essam El-Erian has said he doubts US foreign policy in the Middle East will change following the re-election of President Barack Obama on Wednesday. “It is more important that the people [of Egypt] depend upon … read more