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Judges Club chief Ahmed al-Zend has declared an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday by the club’s general assembly that will be attended by members of several other judicial authorities.
The announcement, quoted by state agency MENA, comes amid...
Military Spokesperson Ahmed said border troops foiled attempts at "infiltration" at the western military command.
In a statement on Facebook, Ali said troops of the western military command, 50 kilometers to northeast of Kamel...
The public prosecution in Minya, Upper Egypt, will interrogate Hussein Anan, Matay district attorney, who had ordered the Islamic punishment of lashing for a drunk man.
Anan ordered Mohamed Eid Ragab to be whipped after he had been arrested while he...
The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed Al-Tayyeb is facing pressure to halt issuing a document of women's rights from an Islamic perspective, said the head of the National Council for Women (NCW) Mervat al-Talawy.
Addressing a conference held on...
Egypt proposed Saturday to conduct negotiations between the Syrian regime and opposition in Damascus — a change in Egypt’s stance toward Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s rule.
The proposal was submitted during a ministerial...
Opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei criticized the Islamist-dominated Shura Council, describing it as incompetent and saying it tried to undermine freedoms and the judiciary.
ElBaradei, a longtime reform advocate and Dostour Party leader, wondered...
The Supreme Administrative Court rejected Sunday challenges submitted by the State Lawsuits Authority to a previous verdict halting House of Representatives elections.
The court added that the ruling to halt the election was consistent with law, and...
State-run Al-Akhbar newspaper reported Saturday that North Sinai security forces had arrested members of an alleged spy ring working for Israel.
The newspaper reported that the network was comprised of Egyptians and Palestinians, and that the...
Amid wide criticism over President Mohamed Morsy’s recent visit to Russia, the presidential spokesperson said the visit was for official business, and the fact that it took place at Sochi resort reflects the special relationship between the...
Central Bank of Egypt Governor Hesham Ramez said Egypt has not yet received a Qatari deposit of US$3 billion intended for buying bonds.
Qatar’s prime minister had previously promised the amount to Egypt after meeting with Egyptian Prime...
Opinion articles
Downtown Cairo is once again a battlefield, and this time, the military is not just a silent facilitator, but an active participant — beating, dragging, shooting, and assaulting civilians. The latest round of brutality has led us to not only...
On 24 November, we issued the first edition of our new project, Egypt Independent, a weekly, 24-page newspaper that attempts to unpack Egypt’s complex and dynamic political and cultural landscape. It was not long before we were interrupted....
