More Protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square

Five months after protests in Egypt forced President Hosni Mubarak to step down, frustration has grown at what citizens perceive to be slow progress on reform, prompting some to pitch camp again in Cairo’s Tahrir Square where the initial revolt started.

Bedouins in Egypt Begin to Demand Equal Citizenship Rights

Moussa Al Dalah, a 35-year-old tribal leader from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, knew it would be a risky step to try and take his employer to court over alleged discrimination: He could easily end up in prison. “I had to tell the employer that...

Iranian Diplomat Accused of Spying with the Intention of Harming the Interests of Egypt

Egyptian state prosecutors on Sunday started investigations into the affairs of Iranian diplomat Qassem al-Husseini, who works at the office of the Iranian interests section in Cairo, on charges of spying for a foreign country – Iran , it was revealed...

Egyptian Court Sentences Former Housing Minister to 5 Years in Jail for Corruption

An Egyptian court has sentenced a former housing minister who served under ousted president Hosni Mubarak to five years in prison for involvement in an illegal land deal.

First Death Sentence Ordered Over Killings During Egyptian Uprising

A criminal court in Cairo on Sunday handed down the first death sentence on an accused charged with the killing of demonstrators during the Egyptian uprising which led to Presdient Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in February.

President Hosni Mubarak’s Wife Released on Bail

Judicial officials in Egypt say the state prosecutor has ordered the release of ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s wife on bail, after she handed over her assets to the state.

Jury Out on Egypt’s Promise to Open Rafah

Egypt’s new leadership has promised to open the Rafah crossing into Gaza permanently after more than five years of partial and occasionally full closure, but observers wonder how far this will go to ease the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories...

Thousands Protest to ‘Save the Revolution’ In Egypt

Thousands of demonstrators filled Tahrir (Liberation) Square in Cairo Friday, calling on the Egyptian transitional military-run government to keep up political and social reforms.

‘Delayed’ Marriage Frustrates Egypt’s Youth

In the Middle East, marriage can be expensive – too expensive, in fact, for many young people to afford.  While political upheaval spreads across the region, Egyptians say the financial freedom that would allow them to marry is part of the very...