Egypt

A firsthand account: Detained by the army for walking

A firsthand account: Detained by the army for walking

I was detained by the military at around 7 pm last Tuesday for walking home. I must have been walking…
Tahrir doctors: The military treated us like prisoners of war

Tahrir doctors: The military treated us like prisoners of war

The military police assaulted volunteer doctors working at the field hospital in Tahrir Square, doctors have said. The doctors say…
UNICEF demands protection for Egypt’s children

UNICEF demands protection for Egypt’s children

The United Nations’ Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has added its voice to calls for the protection of children involved in street…
Salafi party forms committee to influence constitution

Salafi party forms committee to influence constitution

The Nour Party has formed a legal committee to prepare a new constitution for the country, said Emad Abdel Ghafour,…
Rights group appeals to UN in fight against prisoner abuse

Rights group appeals to UN in fight against prisoner abuse

In letters sent to the UN and the African Commission, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) is asking them…
A year in review: Egypt’s 5 most controversial figures of 2011

A year in review: Egypt’s 5 most controversial figures of 2011

In its early days, the 25 January revolution was like a bracing gale of change whose winds blustered through the…
Egypt’s military suspends sentences against 90 convicts

Egypt’s military suspends sentences against 90 convicts

  The head of Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, decided on Monday…
Brotherhood: Parliament majority won’t draft constitution alone

Brotherhood: Parliament majority won’t draft constitution alone

The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest political group, on Monday sought to allay liberal and secular groups' fears of Islamist domination…
Foreign Minister to visit six Nile Basin states in January

Foreign Minister to visit six Nile Basin states in January

Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr is scheduled to begin a tour of six Nile Basin countries from 7 to 13…
Returning with disappointing news, Harara receives a hero’s welcome

Returning with disappointing news, Harara receives a hero’s welcome

With songs, flowers and anti-military chants, 200 admirers awaited Ahmed Harara at Cairo airport as he returned from a failed…
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