Egypt

Microbus drivers strike for second day against fines

Microbus drivers strike for second day against fines

Dozens of microbus drivers are on strike for a second day Wednesday, as they push for the cancellation of what…
Nour leader: Dispute to end soon

Nour leader: Dispute to end soon

Tarek Fahim, secretary of the administrative office of the Nour Party in Alexandria, predicted that party’s ongoing internal crisis would…
Saudi misses another regional meeting over Syria

Saudi misses another regional meeting over Syria

Saudi Arabia has stayed away for a second time from a meeting of Egypt, Turkey and Iran to discuss the…
Oil subsidy reform still under review, says minister

Oil subsidy reform still under review, says minister

Egypt is holding off on reform of its costly state energy subsidy regime until it completes more studies and holds…
FM: Egypt will never send forces to Syria

FM: Egypt will never send forces to Syria

Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr has asserted that Egypt has not, and will never, send military forces to Syria to…
Amid leaks of draft constitution, activists fear for women’s rights

Amid leaks of draft constitution, activists fear for women’s rights

Scores of political and human rights activists gathered in central Cairo to demand that women's rights be protected in the…
New bill could impose restrictions on NGO funding, legalize Muslim Brotherhood

New bill could impose restrictions on NGO funding, legalize Muslim Brotherhood

  Legislation drafted by the Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs could tighten control over funding for non-governmental organizations and…
Constituent Assembly divided over parliamentary election system

Constituent Assembly divided over parliamentary election system

Members of the Constituent Assembly are split over which parliamentary election system to adopt in the country's new constitution, which…
Police torture continues in Meit Ghamr case says Amnesty

Police torture continues in Meit Ghamr case says Amnesty

  Cases of torture in police stations continue in Egypt despite an uprising that ostensibly began against police brutality, Amnesty…
Public prosecutor refers complaint against Anan to Illicit Gains Authority

Public prosecutor refers complaint against Anan to Illicit Gains Authority

Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud on Tuesday referred a complaint against former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Sami…
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