The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces in Egypt, in charge of the country’s affairs since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak and his corrupt regime, announced Monday plans to issue a constitutional declaration soon to shape governance in the … read more
AS DAWN broke over the rebel-held city of Benghazi yesterday an 11th hour exodus began. Hundreds of people crammed their cars with food and possessions and drove east towards Egypt as Colonel Gaddafi’s forces, tanks and warplanes pushed in from … read more
Egypt”s ruling military junta sponsored referendum today came in for criticism by four human rights groups, who filed complaints with the higher judicial committee alleging some irregularities during the voting. The groups, including Observers without Borders, the New World Foundation … read more
Many Egyptian Christians say they voted on Saturday to reject proposed constitutional amendments in a referendum because they fear hasty elections to follow may open the door for Islamist groups to rise to power. If the amendments are approved, parliamentary … read more
A crowd of angry men pelted Egyptian reform campaigner and Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei with rocks and smashed his car windows outside a polling center. He wasn’t injured but was forced to flee in an SUV without casting his ballot … read more
When US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with a group of civil society members during her Cairo visit on Tuesday, she interrupted one of them when he explained to her that the military has been torturing activists in the … read more
Egyptian political scientist Amr Hamzawy has encouraged all Egyptians to participate in Saturday’s referendum vote on proposed constitutional amendments. “I urge all Egyptians to vote in the referendum actively the first test for democracy after January 25th Revolution,” he said. … read more
When a few youthful organizers of the Tahrir Square revolution brought their democracy road show to this graceful Suez Canal port one recent evening, an animated throng rushed the tented stage as the speeches ended. Some merely wanted to touch … read more
A crowd of about 100 workers stood outside the Altawheed Wil Nour department store and chanted, “Come down, you cowards!” They punched their fists in the air and gathered menacingly around a car trying to get through the traffic. Police … read more
Egypt said on Thursday it would not be involved in any military intervention in its neighbour Libya after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said discussions were under way about possible Arab involvement. “Egypt will not be among those Arab … read more