The health condition of Egyptian former President Hosni Mubarak’s wife Suzanne Thabet is stable on Saturday, a day after she was admitted to the Sharm el-Sheikh International Hospital, said Egyptian Health Minister Ashraf Hatem. Hatem said her health was stable … read more
Violence erupted in the Cairo neighborhood of Maspero when pro-Coptic protesters clashed with unidentified men, leaving at least two people dead and 60 injured, state TV reported early Sunday. The demonstrators initially staged a sit-in in front of the state … read more
Egypt’s military rulers said on Friday they would review legal procedures used to try young activists detained after President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February, and free some. The move meets some of the demands made by anti-corruption activists who … read more
Thousands of people rallied in Cairo’s Tahrir Square Friday calling for national unity after attacks on Egyptian churches, and for solidarity with the Palestinians. Some held up crosses and others waved Palestinian flags as the numbers swelled in Cairo’s iconic … read more
The liberals and secularists who formed the core of the Egyptian revolution are now scrambling to stave off political gains by the Muslim Brotherhood, a once-outlawed organization that is widely expected to become the dominant force when a new parliament … read more
Suzanne Mubarak, the wife of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, suffered a heart attack Friday after learning that prosecutors had ordered her detention in a broadening criminal probe into the source of the family’s wealth, Egyptian state television reported. The … read more
Egypt’s caretaker government said on Wednesday it will prepare a law within a month to ease restrictions on building churches while banning protests in front of places of worship, after attacks on Cairo churches. Formed after 15 people died when … read more
Egypt is urging activists to cancel a rally aimed at crossing from Egypt into the Gaza Strip to show support for the Palestinians. In a statement Thursday, authorities called on activists to give priority to internal issues and “to prevent … read more
For years, President Hosni Mubarak’s feared security forces compiled secret files on anyone they deemed a threat to the regime. Now, with Mubarak gone, activists are assembling dossiers on their old alleged tormenters — and they’re doing it in the … read more
Naguib Sawiris, the Egyptian telecoms magnate, has warned of further violence between Muslims and Christians in the country unless the perpetrators of recent sectarian attacks are punished. Mr Sawiris, a Coptic Christian who belongs to one of the biggest business … read more