Egypt’s prime minister denied a report that he asked Algeria’s government for $2 billion to shore up a struggling economy during an official visit to the country this week, Egypt’s state news agency reported. Egypt is seeking assistance from foreign … read more
The women squeezed together in an open truck as it left a Cairo warehouse, each clinging to a canister of subsidized cooking gas. Dozens more waited in line. For many Egyptians it’s becoming increasingly difficult to buy a basic necessity … read more
A delegation of The Elders, led by former US president Jimmy Carter, arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for a two-day visit, reported Xinhua, citing official news agency MENA. The delegation, comprising international personalities and Nobel Peace Prize laureates, were received … read more
An Egyptian talk-show host faces a four-month jail term after a court convicted him of insulting President Mohamed Mursi, state media reported late on Monday. Tawfiq Okasha, whose show appears on his own channel, can appeal the sentence after paying … read more
An argument between Islamists and liberals over the terms of the draft constitution erupted on Monday, jeopardising the fate of the charter. The two camps both said that unless their conditions were met, they would withdraw from the ranks of … read more
Prime Minister Hisham Qandil stated on Sunday using his official Facebook page that his cabinet, along with the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and the National Council for Women, are working on finding ways to wipe out sexual harassment in Egypt. … read more
Various Egyptian student groups signed a joint statement on Monday condemning new university bylaws they say were approved on Thursday without their consent. The new charter, which has legal force over Egyptian universities, is a comprehensive set of regulations related … read more
Lawyers acting for Ahmed Shafiq on Monday filed complaints with the attorney-general calling for a rerun of Egypt’s presidential election run-off due to alleged irregularities. Shafiq finished second to Mohamed Morsi in the presidential election run-off in June. The attorney-general … read more
Ahmed El-Hamrawi, a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, has resigned from both the group and its political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), to protest the letter sent by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to his Israeli counterpart Shimon … read more
Egypt’s national body for women’s issues, the National Council for Women, held a conference on Monday entitled “Egyptian women reject the draft constitution.” According to the Council’s head, Mervat El-Tellawy, the draft constitution has not taken into consideration various international … read more