Eid al-Adha

Report: Poor security response to Eid harassment
Egypt

Report: Poor security response to Eid harassment

  A report by anti-harassment activists has rated security forces’ cooperation in following up on sexual harassment complaints at 5…
Security officials: 727 cases of sexual harassment reported over Eid
Egypt

Security officials: 727 cases of sexual harassment reported over Eid

This week's Eid al-Adha holidays saw 727 cases of verbal and sexual harassment reported across Egypt, typically taking place in…
Resala: A message of charity in Eid
Egypt

Resala: A message of charity in Eid

Mahmoud Anwar Halfy’s calm belies his passion. It is 6 am on 26 October, the first day of Eid al-Adha,…
Ministry: 1 bn text messages sent during Eid, costing US$66.5 mn
Egypt

Ministry: 1 bn text messages sent during Eid, costing US$66.5 mn

Telecommunications officials estimated the number of Eid greetings messages for Eid al-Adha this year at about 1 billion, with a…
Rafah crossing open throughout Eid holidays
Egypt

Rafah crossing open throughout Eid holidays

Egypt is keeping the Rafah border crossing open through the Eid al-Adha holidays, the first time the authorities have kept…
172 arrested on sexual harassment charges; still not enough, say activists
Egypt

172 arrested on sexual harassment charges; still not enough, say activists

  In the first two days of the Eid al-Adha holiday, police have arrested 172 people on charges of sexual…
Syria bombards major cities, weakening truce
World

Syria bombards major cities, weakening truce

Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad renewed their bombardment of major cities on Saturday and rebels launched several attacks,…
Double Baghdad blasts kill 13 over Eid holiday
World

Double Baghdad blasts kill 13 over Eid holiday

Two blasts hit a Baghdad Shia neighborhood and a bus full of Iranian pilgrims on Saturday, killing at least 13…
Report: 87 harassment cases took place on first day of Eid
Egypt

Report: 87 harassment cases took place on first day of Eid

  Cairo Security Directorate said in a statement Saturday that it recorded 87 verbal harassment cases and 6 other physical…
Military source: Mubarak healthy, has received hundreds of Eid greetings
Egypt

Military source: Mubarak healthy, has received hundreds of Eid greetings

Recently published reports claiming former President Hosni Mubarak has died or is deteriorating rapidly are false, said on Friday a…
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