Egypt

Arab League head meets with Syrian opposition

Arab League head meets with Syrian opposition

  Arab League head Nabil al-Araby met with a delegation from the Syrian opposition on Monday to discuss the ongoing…
Wave of arrests, threat of eviction plague Ramlet Bulaq

Wave of arrests, threat of eviction plague Ramlet Bulaq

The shack-dwellers of Ramlet Bulaq have been hit by a wave of night-raids and arbitrary, violent arrests, say residents and…
Egypt discusses Libya’s request to extradite Qadhafi-era officials

Egypt discusses Libya’s request to extradite Qadhafi-era officials

  Prime Minister Hesham Qandil met with several of his ministers today to discuss Libya’s demand that Egypt hand over…
Dozens feared drowned off Egypt-Libya coast

Dozens feared drowned off Egypt-Libya coast

  Egypt on Monday launched search and rescue operations with the help of Libyan coastal authorities after dozens of people…
Former governor: Islamists likely to dominate governorates, local councils

Former governor: Islamists likely to dominate governorates, local councils

Islamists will dominate at least 60 percent of local government posts, former Sharqiya Governor Azzazy Ali Azzazy told Egypt Independent.…
Update: Morsy names presidential team, critics respond

Update: Morsy names presidential team, critics respond

  Members of President Mohamed Morsy’s advisory board and certain political figures have expressed reservations about the presidential team of…
Sinai tribe hands its weapons to army

Sinai tribe hands its weapons to army

  The Barahma tribe in Sinai handed a significant number of weapons and ammunition over to the Armed Forces on…
Rights lawyers, defendants outraged by Israeli Embassy case ruling

Rights lawyers, defendants outraged by Israeli Embassy case ruling

Human rights lawyers and defendants were outraged by the Emergency State Security Court's ruling Sunday sentencing 74 suspects to a…
No ethnic violence here, claims Myanmar

No ethnic violence here, claims Myanmar

  The Myanmar Embassy in Cairo claims there has not been any hate-related violence perpetrated against its Muslim citizens, denying…
Child’s rights group: New constitution would not protect children

Child’s rights group: New constitution would not protect children

An Egyptian children's rights organization criticized a proposed constitutional article that would safeguard children's rights, saying in a statement Sunday…
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