Head of Judges Club, Ahmed El-Zend declared that some articles of the penal code contradicts Sharia (Islamic jurisprudence) and therefore should be amended immediately. El-Zend said on a YouTube video by Islamic Iqraa TV channel, “I am sending this message … read more
Fights broke out between liberal activists and Muslim Brotherhood members in Beni Suef on Friday after protesters posted banners critical of President Mohamed Morsy. A group of Muslim Brotherhood youth was distributing sweets and gifts in Zeraeen Square in celebration … read more
Egypt’s new constitution must reflect “God’s rule” or “we will put it under our shoes,” a Salafist sheikh in northwest Egypt has said during Eid prayers. Addressing worshippers at a mosque in the coastal city of Marsa Matrouh, Salafist Sheikh … read more
In Tahrir Square on Friday morning, after the “Imam of the Revolution” Mazhar Shaheen delivered his sermon for the Muslim holiday, Eid Al-Adha, some worshippers began chanting against him. Members of a group that campaigned unsuccessfully for a boycott of … read more
Two Sudanese travellers have been caught smuggling 70 kilos of cow brains into Egypt with plans to sell them to local restaurants during Eid Al-Adha. Authorities at Cairo International Airport apprehended the two passengers after routine customs checks on their … read more
Egypt should get tough and stop “pampering” its people, a leading Salafist sheikh has told worshippers at Eid Al-Adha prayers, in just one part of a seeming broadside against leftists and liberals launched by preachers across Alexandria during the Islamic … read more
One terrorism suspect was killed and five others arrested by police forces on Thursday after a gun battle in the deceased man’s apartment in Nasr City, east of Cairo, said security sources. The confrontation led to a bomb being detonated, … read more
Authorities in Egypt have taken stringent measures of installing surveillance cameras in various parts of the nation’s major streets and squares in a bid to curb the growing rate of sexual harassment cases during the Muslim festival of Eid. “The … read more
The Cairo Appeals Court’s appointment of a civilian judge to investigate the responsibility of three leading former generals for the abuse of protesters is an opportunity to hold military officers accountable for such abuses under military rule. Human Rights Watch … read more
A number of patients at Qasr El-Aini hospital were injured during clashes with nurses and security guards on Wednesday night. The patients, who had suffered serious injuries during the January 25 Revolution, were trying to leave the hospital to attend … read more