A public hospital in Daqahlia Governorate, north of Cairo, was attacked on Sunday by citizens whose relative died while receiving treatment. Khaled Eissa, 43, was admitted into the new public hospital in Mansoura on Saturday after falling from the fifth … read more
The musical chairs of the transitional government in Egypt again changed on Sunday as Prime Minister Essam Sharaf announced personnel moves in an effort to appease ongoing protests in the country. Before they are officially approved, the Supreme Council of … read more
An American citizen and an Egyptian counterpart were arrested on Sunday after they allegedly attempted to cause damage to a famous statue in downtown Cairo. The official MENA news agency reported the two had tried to destroy the Abdel Moneim … read more
The generals running Egypt ahead of fresh elections have begun to signal that they hope to maintain a key role as guarantors of secular rule after handing over power to a new head of state. In a recent interview and … read more
Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak, hospitalised since April and due to stand trial in August, is in a coma, his lawyer said on Sunday, although the state news agency MENA cited a hospital official as denying the report. “Mubarak suffered … read more
If you can put up with the occasional government crackdown, interruptions in Internet and cellphone service and a bodyguard following you around, then the Middle East has become a better place to work in the past year for expatriates, at … read more
You could say our revolution has stalled. Or you could say a revolution is not an event, but a process – and that our process needed a push. As I write the revolution is once again gathering pace in Tahrir … read more
The Egyptian Parliament elections scheduled for September have been postponed till next October or November, state news agency reported on Wednesday. It has been decided to hold the People’s Assembly and Shura Council elections either in October or November this … read more
Egyptian soldiers detained an Italian national on Wednesday for taking pictures of a military building in Cairo, the state’s news agency MENA said. “[The Italian national] was transferred to specialised units for investigation,” the agency said, but did not give … read more
Egypt’s security chief fired about 700 police officers in a step to cleanse the much-hated force, the latest concession military rulers have made under pressure from protesters holding a sit-in in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for the past six days. Widespread … read more