Egypt

Security forces violently disperse protest at Libyan Embassy

Security forces violently disperse protest at Libyan Embassy

Security forces fired shots into the air and violently dispersed a protest late Monday night outside the Libyan Embassy in…
Brotherhood-led political alliance on verge of collapse

Brotherhood-led political alliance on verge of collapse

The Democratic Alliance for Egypt, a massive political coalition formed in early June to heal the rift between Islamists and…
Experts: Brotherhood’s honeymoon with military council over

Experts: Brotherhood’s honeymoon with military council over

The recent Muslim Brotherhood statement demanding that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) refrain from interfering in how…
Mubarak trial blackout paves way for appearance of Tantawi and Suleiman

Mubarak trial blackout paves way for appearance of Tantawi and Suleiman

Two leading human rights activists with experience of the Egyptian legal system have voiced their support for a court decision…
Hamas ignored requests to hand over Arish suspects

Hamas ignored requests to hand over Arish suspects

Egyptian authorities on Monday presented an official request to the acting government in Gaza to arrest several armed Palestinians who…
Rebelling against Tantawi is ‘haram’, says prominent sheikh

Rebelling against Tantawi is ‘haram’, says prominent sheikh

Prominent Islamist Sheikh Mohamed Amer has declared that Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, supreme commander of the Egyptian armed forces, should…
US caves in to Egyptian govt demands over aid disbursement

US caves in to Egyptian govt demands over aid disbursement

Abdel Aziz Hegazi, president of the General Federation of NGOs, said on Monday that he reached an agreement with the…
Mubarak’s trial: The view from outside

Mubarak’s trial: The view from outside

As people around Egypt watched the second day of the history-making trial of former President Hosni Mubarak on television screens…
Interior Ministry to investigate Suzanne Mubarak’s visit to Tora prison

Interior Ministry to investigate Suzanne Mubarak’s visit to Tora prison

Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy has ordered an investigation into a visit by former first lady Suzanne Mubarak to Tora Prison…
Female activist summoned on charges of ‘slandering the army’

Female activist summoned on charges of ‘slandering the army’

The military prosecutor on Monday summoned Maha Abu Bakr, a lawyer and political activist, on charges of slandering the army…
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