An iPhone app has been launched to give users a tour of the major sites connected to the revolution in Egypt in January. Available on Rama, an iPhone augmented reality app that serves as a portal for users to find … read more
I cannot forget a scene that I witnessed during my visit to Egypt a few weeks ago. A young woman blocked the road with her small car, which fit her petite size, in front of a large truck which stood … read more
The Egyptian league resumed Wednesday after a two-month break following the country’s domestic unrest, with five games played without incidents. The country’s football federation last week last week decided to go ahead with the resumption despite a violent riot by … read more
Egyptian authorities have remanded in custody the former head of crowned Cairo soccer club Zamalek SC in the first post-Mubarak arrest of a senior football figure. Controversial lawyer Mortada Mansour is being held for 15 days as authorities investigate his … read more
Egypt’s ruling military council said Thursday it would review court verdicts handed down to hundreds of civilians detained since it took power after President Hosni Mubarak stepped down on Feb. 11. The decision was meant to address growing criticism of … read more
Egypt has a relatively high average individual income, but 21 percent of its 80 million people still live in poverty, mostly in the south, according to a new report by the state-supervised Central Auditing Organization (CAO). “The average individual annual … read more
After 18 days of mass protests, Husni Mubarak resigned as president on 11 February, ending 30 years of autocratic rule. A Supreme Military Council took over, pledging to work for a smooth transition to civilian rule. Two months on, however, … read more
After years of struggling for their right to vote in elections as their fellow Egyptian citizens, Egyptians living abroad now have the right to vote in any election after the Egyptian Cabinet approved the electronic voting system proposed for Egyptians … read more
Tora prison, a sprawling detention complex on the outskirts of Cairo, suddenly has become a symbol of the abrupt reversal of fortune Egypt’s political elite has suffered in the aftermath of President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster. Tora cellblocks now house Mubarak’s … read more
Egyptian former president Hosny Mubarak and his sons Gamal and Alaa are to appear on Tuesday in a Cairo court for questioning over allegations of official corruption, satellite broadcaster Al Jazeera reported. Two months after the long-ruling Mubarak was forced … read more