Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nabil Fahmy will be heading to India on Wednesday for his first Asian tour, which is scheduled to take place from 4 to 6 December.
During his visit to India, Fahmy will be meeting Indian Vice President Mohammed (...)
Cairo University Student Union (CUSU) issued a statement on Saturday announcing the withdrawal of their president, Hisham Ashraf, from the 50-member Constituent Assembly, for which he was a back-up member, and demanding the removal on the Minister (...)
Heliopolis prosecution ordered on Tuesday the detention of former Minister of Supply Bassem Ouda for an additional 15 days pending further investigations, reported state owned Al-Ahram.
The Heliopolis court accused Ouda of inciting murder, attempted (...)
The Supreme Administrative Court referred Saturday the case concerning the dissolution of Al-Nour Party to the court's commissioners.
The lawsuit was presented to court on the basis that it is illegal to form political parties that are religion (...)
Egyptian Ambassador in Mexico City Yasser Shaban met with several officials and media representatives, including president of the Union of Writes, president of the Association of Mexican travel agencies, tourism editors and journalists in several (...)
Any violence occurring during Tuesday's scheduled marches commemorating the 2011 Mohamed Mahmoud street clashes will be the responsibility of the army and government, Revolutionary Front founder Haitham Mohamedein said Saturday.
The remarks came (...)
Egypt has been ranked the worst country in the Arab League states for women's rights, according to a recent poll conducted by Thomson Reuters conduct a poll on women's rights, with Comoros rated as the best.
The study was based on a 36 question (...)
On Monday Minister of Higher Education and Deputry Prime Minister Hossam Eissa issued a statement confirming that it is possible for heads of all institutions that fall under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education to call upon security (...)
On Monday, leading Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) figure Amr Darrag was stopped in Cairo International Airport about to travel to Doha when he was informed that his name was on the list of those banned from travel.
According to Aswat Masriya, the (...)
The Ministry of Interior released a statement on their official Facebook page Monday evening summarising their efforts in securing the first hearing of Morsi's trial on Monday and in clearing nationwide clashes.
According to the statement, police (...)
Egypt witnessed a total of 1,116 demonstrations during October, according to a monthly report by local group Democracy Index, with about a quarter of them in Greater Cairo alone.
According to the report, 41.48% of all protests were organised by the (...)
The Rafah border with Gaza was reopened at 10am Saturday in both directions after being closed since 25 October, according to state-owned Al-Ahram.
According to a statement released on the official page of the army spokesman, security forces have (...)
The constituent assembly supported by Tamarod and Al-Nour Party is amending the 2012 constitution but the 6 April youth movement and Monshaquon want to write an entirely new one.
Tamarod's media advisor, Mohamed Heikal said "we want to contain the (...)
Deputy Foreign Minister for European Affairs Hatem Seif Al-Nasr on Tuesday called on Turkish Ambassador Huseyin Avni Botsali to object to his country's stance towards recent events in Egypt, according to a high source at the Ministry of Foreign (...)
On Monday, the New Cairo Criminal Court acquitted political activist and 6 April Youth Movement member, Hamada-Al Masry of attacking Abdel Rahman Ezz while being in possession of weapons and attempting to break into Boulak Abul Ella police (...)
Tamarod and Al-Tayaar Al-Sha'aby proposed initiatives Sunday night asking human rights organisations to "ensure demonstrations are free of weapons and violence."
Tamarod's initiative specifically asked the Arab League and the public prosecution to (...)
The Muslim Brotherhood is "studying" initiatives for national reconciliation proposed by "respectable intellectual symbols," according to a statement on Saturday.
According to the statement, although the Brotherhood is "an integral part of the (...)
Catherine Ashton "deeply deplored" the loss of lives during Friday's protests and clashes, and expressed concerns about the situation in Egypt in a statement issued on Saturday.
The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security (...)
Egyptian ambassador to France Mohamed Mostafa Kamel met on Thursday with the French president's diplomatic advisor to give him an official letter from Egyptian interim president Adly Mansour.
According to a statement issued on the Egyptian Ministry (...)
Vice President of Al-Nour party Nadder Bakkar said that it is acting as a mediator between "the armed forces and the Muslim Brotherhood," in a phone interview on Friday night with Al-Hayat channel.
The spokesman of the armed forces denied the (...)
Israeli president, Shimon Peres was asked about the current situation in Egypt in an interview with Al-Hurra television channel, during which he refused to comment on whether ousting former president Mohamed Morsi was democratic or not.
"Egypt is (...)
The armed forces issued a short statement on the official Facebook page of their spokesman denying the "presence of any US navy ships or that of any other country" close to Egyptian coasts, on Friday.
The statement said that anything reported (...)
The Qatari Foreign Ministry voiced its "anxiety" regarding "evolving events" in Egypt following deadly clashes in a Wednesday statement.
The ministry expressed concerns about rising rates of civilian casualties as well as the continued detention of (...)
A judge on Wednesday rejected an appeal for the release of suspects detained at clashes outside the Guidance Bureau headquarters, reported state-owned Al-Ahram.
The 28 suspects are accused of firing live ammunition at unarmed protesters from within (...)
On Monday interim president Adly Mansour gave a speech in celebration of the 61st anniversary of the 23 July 1952 "revolution," commemorating its achievements and comparing it to the 30 June protests.
He acknowledged former presidents Mohamed (...)