Although the Muslim Brotherhood were not one of the groups who called for protests on 25 January, it soon entered into the fray and participated with nationalist forces in demonstrations which morphed into a popular revolution. The Muslim Brotherhood youth … read more
Strikes and protests by workers in a number of trades and industries continued across Egypt on Tuesday, with many calling for improved salaries or working conditions, while others attempted to block moves that would reduce their income or hamper their … read more
A gilded statue of Tutankhamun that was stolen from the Egyptian Museum in January has been returned, along with three other objects, Egypt’s minister of antiquities, Zahi Hawass, announced on Tuesday in a news release on his Web site. The … read more
Soldiers and police have moved into Cairo”s iconic Tahrir Square to end a five-day sit-in by protesters demanding that the country”s ruling military council step down and that Hosni Mubarak, the country”s former president, and his allies be prosecuted more … read more
Egypt’s prosecutor general announced Wednesday the 15-day detention of the country’s former president, pending inquiries into accusations of corruption and abuse of authority in an unprecedented investigation of a former ruler in the Arab world. The announcement was the latest … read more
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf expressed regret on Monday for a violent crackdown on demonstrators in Cairo at the weekend and said he had asked the minister of justice to investigate. “All of us, the people, the army and the government, … read more
An Egyptian military tribunal convicted a blogger of insulting the army and sentenced him to three years in prison, further raising activists’ fears that the army is against greater freedom of expression and political reform. The Justice Ministry, meanwhile, moved … read more
Egyptian rights groups and activists are growing increasingly worried that the country’s military rulers are enacting a counter-revolution that risks derailing their dreams of greater democracy. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) took over – to mixed reactions … read more
In the context of the angry reactions to former President Hosni Mubarak’s recorded short speech aired by Al Arabiya news channel on Sunday, Egyptian writers and law experts called for an investigation of his word, saying that it was contrary … read more
Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak received a summons to appear before a Cairo court for questioning and special security is being arranged, state-run al-Ahram newspaper quoted the interior minister as saying. The public prosecutor issued the summons on Sunday as … read more