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Egypt cancels daylight saving time

It was supposed to make the switch to the daylight saving summer time at midnight on the last Thursday of April by pushing the clocks ahead one hour. This period runs from Friday April 29 until the beginning of the … read more

In Cairo, with the Muslim Brotherhood

If you find the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt confusing, I suspect that is entirely intentional. The Brotherhood is now the largest organised political force in Egypt, but it currently operates from ramshackle offices in a Cairo suburb. It has sweeping … read more

Railway remains blocked by protestors in Egypt

Railway linking Egypt’s capital Cairo and the southern province of Aswan remained blocked on Wednesday as a protest against a newly appointed Coptic governor continued, Xinhua informs. The railway and a highway between Cairo and Aswan were blocked for several … read more

Egypt’s emergency law must be removed, Amnesty says

REPEAL OF Egypt’s emergency law remains the most urgent demand of the democracy movement that ousted president Hosni Mubarak. In a 79-page report, Time for Justice: Egypt’s Corrosive System of Detention , Amnesty International reveals why Egyptians repeatedly return to … read more

In security vacuum, crime soars

More than two months have passed since the upheaval that forced Egypt’s president to resign, yet this bustling seaport – home of the Suez Canal – still has no working police force. The military presence is so overstretched that commanders … read more

Silence Shrouds New Security Agency

In mid-March, Egypt’s transitional government formally dissolved the hated State Security Investigations (SSI) apparatus, meeting a longstanding demand of the opposition. But in the month since, authorities have remained tight- lipped about the SSI’s planned successor agency, raising fears that … read more

Women Press For A Voice In The New Egypt

For the first time in Egyptian history, a woman is running for president. Buthayna Kamel’s candidacy in elections expected later this year is the result of the youth uprising that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak and his ruling party. Still, … read more