Tom Rollins
Interior Ministry allows Talaat Harb protest to go ahead
Egypt
November 27, 2013
Interior Ministry allows Talaat Harb protest to go ahead
The Interior Ministry said it has approved a request to protest in Cairo's Talaat Harb Square on Wednesday.The ministry announced…
UPDATE: Competing claims for Tahrir as clashes mark Mohamed Mahmoud
Egypt
November 19, 2013
UPDATE: Competing claims for Tahrir as clashes mark Mohamed Mahmoud
Tahrir Square has once again become the venue for fresh clashes in the heart of Cairo, on the day hundreds…
From the shadows: The failure of Gaza Tamarod
Egypt
November 14, 2013
From the shadows: The failure of Gaza Tamarod
The streets of Gaza on November 11 were more or less the same as the day before.
State TV broadcasts recordings from Morsy trial
Egypt
November 4, 2013
State TV broadcasts recordings from Morsy trial
State television have broadcast images from Monday morning’s chaotic trial of ousted President Mohamed Morsy. The footage shows Morsy, appearing in…
London wary of ‘internal repression’ as it resumes Egypt arms licenses
Egypt
November 3, 2013
London wary of ‘internal repression’ as it resumes Egypt arms licenses
The British government has resumed 24 arms export licenses to Cairo, according to a statement from the British embassy in…
After Warraq: Sectarianism, warts and all
Opinion
October 29, 2013
After Warraq: Sectarianism, warts and all
About this time last week, the bodies were being ferried into the Virgin Mary Church where they had been shot…
Update: Coptic activists demand ‘failed’ minister step down after Warraq
Egypt
October 22, 2013
Update: Coptic activists demand ‘failed’ minister step down after Warraq
As officials continue to condemn Sunday's Warraq church shooting, in which four Christians including an eight-year-old girl were gunned down…
Tourism “getting better every day” despite violence, minister claims
Culture
October 9, 2013
Tourism “getting better every day” despite violence, minister claims
Egypt's antiquities minister, Mohamed Ibrahim, has reassured foreign tourists looking to arrive in Egypt that they are not at risk…
Beleaguered Egyptian museum “ready in six months”
Culture
September 4, 2013
Beleaguered Egyptian museum “ready in six months”
Since the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, in Cairo’s El Fustat, was first announced in 1978, Egypt has seen one…
Dwindling hopes for workers’ rights in post-Brotherhood Egypt
Egypt
August 23, 2013
Dwindling hopes for workers’ rights in post-Brotherhood Egypt
When the Egyptian army moved in on a workers’ sit-in outside the Suez Steel plant on 12 August, armoured vehicles…
Eyewitness: March to Ramses
Opinion
August 17, 2013
Eyewitness: March to Ramses
Yesterday was the Muslim Brotherhood’s “Day of Rage.” While 28 marches planned to converge on Ramses Square in the heart…
Police brutality: Don’t call it a comeback
Opinion
August 15, 2013
Police brutality: Don’t call it a comeback
After weeks of speculation in post-Morsy Egypt, yesterday's horrific violence at least confirmed one thing. That the old regime is…
New allegations of torture at Rabaa sit-in
Egypt
August 13, 2013
New allegations of torture at Rabaa sit-in
New complaints have been filed with Nasr City police station accusing Mohamed Morsy supporters of torture, sources told Egypt Independent.Pro-Morsy…