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The US Embassy’s Twitter page was put back online on Wednesday evening, after the US Ambassador made a temporary decision to shut it down for a few hours. A controversial tweet, posting a clip of a political satire program, The Daily...
Egyptian wheat reserves amount to 2 million tons, an amount that can meet demand for 81 days, according to a statement by the government on Wednesday.
The statement said that other contracts signed by the government secured another extra 180,000...
Palestinian rights organisations operating in Gaza criticised a law issued by the Hamas-led government that would prevent mixing between the sexes starting from the age of 9 on Wednesday.
The law, comprised of 60 articles, sets new regulations...
Political groups have hit out at a decision by Egypt’s upper house to remove religious slogans from a list of prohibited electoral campaign practices, with one Salafi leader calling it a sign of “political bankruptcy.”
“I...
Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities has denied signing agreements with Iran concerning the restoration of Islamic shrines or any other monuments, in a press statement on Wednesday.
In the statement, Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali denied local news...
A number of political powers and movements are staging a protest on Wednesday in front of the High Court to oppose Egypt's request for a US$4.8 billion loan from the IMF.
The protesters will later march to the Cabinet to protest borrowing...
The Shura Council approved the use of religious slogans in election campaigns on Tuesday during a discussion on laws governing political rights, according to state newspaper Al-Ahram.
But it wasn't a smooth vote. The newspaper said opposition...
The Shura Council gave initial approval on Tuesday of amendments to the House of Representatives election law that could give women lower positions on electoral lists.
Members of the Shura Council Legislative and Constitutional Affairs...
Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayyeb was named the top cultural figure of the year by the Sheikh Zayed Book Awards board Tuesday.
The organization's General-Secretary Ali Bin Tamim described Tayyeb as a researcher and specialized philosophy...
Dozens of butane gas cylinders distributors blocked Qasr al-Aini Street briefly in front of the Ministry of Supply to protest against price hikes implemented Monday.
Protesters demanded Supply Minister Bassem Kamal rethink the increase.
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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....
