Two days of street battles between security forces and protesters in Cairo show just how volatile Egypt remains nearly five months after the popular uprising that ousted authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak. More than 1,000 people were hurt in the unrest … read more
As many of you will have seen from the media there were violent clashes between protestors and police in and around Tahrir Square last night. The Square remains closed off this morning (as at 9am) and we understand police are … read more
Yasser Elkady survived Egypt’s revolution to remain CEO of the country’s IT development arm. He is now in the U.S. traveling city to city to meet with IT companies to assure them that Egypt remains a good place to do … read more
An Egyptian court on Tuesday ordered the dissolution of municipal councils nationwide, taking a major step toward dismantling one of the last political institutions of the former president, Hosni Mubarak. The decision, if implemented, would satisfy another demand of the … read more
A group of Egyptians have launched a campaign over the internet calling to prevent famous Lebanese/Columbian singer Shakira from entering Egypt, and cancel her scheduled concert in Cairo in the month of November, in response to her recent visit to … read more
Police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and pellets early Wednesday to break up a demonstration by relatives of those killed in Egypt’s revolution. But despite the efforts of police, demonstrators maintained their positions in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, growing their numbers … read more
“We will kill the priest, we will kill him and no one will prevent us,” chanted hundreds of Muslim extremists in the central Egyptian village of Beni Ahmad, the Assyrian International News Agency reported on June 24. The Muslims began … read more
An Egyptian Christian telecom mogul has angered Islamic hard-liners by posting an online cartoon of Mickey Mouse with a beard and Minnie in a face veil. The ultraconservative Islamists, known as Salafis, called the cartoon posted by Naguib Sawiris on … read more
In his recent visit to Cairo, Molho held talks with senior Egyptian officials about Grapel and called for his release or his swap with Egyptian prisoners, the semi- official newspaper Al-Ahram said. This came amid reports about Egyptian plans to … read more
Sensing the revolution that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak is slipping from their grasp, activists and opposition groups are pressuring the ruling military council to postpone Egypt’s elections in September amid fears that Islamists and members of the former regime will … read more