The media in Egypt is called on to show restraint Friday to avoid swaying public opinion ahead of a scheduled constitutional vote, the military said. Cairo is to vote on proposed constitutional amendments Saturday. The election schedule is under pressure, … read more
Egyptians go to the polls on Saturday to give their verdict on the military’s plans for a rapid transition from the 30-year authoritarian rule of ousted president Hosni Mubarak. Just five weeks after the veteran strongman quit in the face … read more
The motorcade — armored, but not overly conspicuous in the snarled traffic — stopped at the edge of Tahrir Square on Wednesday morning, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton emerged for a stroll through the symbolic heart of an … read more
In a special edition of the Doha Debates filmed in Cairo, viewers have urged their military rulers not to rush the democratic process following the recent overthrow of the government, claiming that they will not be rushed into parliamentary and … read more
Husni Mubarak is gone and the mass protests at Tahrir Square are mostly history, but Egypt’s stock exchange remains closed – its trading floors empty and two tanks stationed outside its Cairo headquarters, serving as an all too conspicuous symbol … read more
The Cairo Museum is missing 64 of the most valuable exhibits from its inventory according to the director of the museum Tareq Al-Awadi. Among the missing rarities are treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamen. On the night of January 29the … read more
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced American support for Egypt’s march toward democracy and promised economic aid to help create jobs, in the first visit by a high-ranking American official since President Hosni Mubarak’s regime fell last month. “This moment … read more
Egypt on Tuesday disbanded the state security organization, a force of widely loathed agents whose blatant spying and use of torture helped drive the public revolt that led to the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak. The announcement represented another milestone … read more
Young militants who spearheaded Egypt’s pro-democracy revolution called Monday for a “no” vote in next weekend’s referendum on constitutional reform. “We have decided on our position, we are saying ‘go and vote but say no’, said Shadi al-Ghazali Harb, a … read more
If presidential elections in Egypt come before parliamentary elections, the country could usher in a new dictator, a military leader said from Cairo. Gen. Mamdouh Shahin, assistant minister of defense for constitutional affairs, told state television during the weekend that … read more