Low turnout, vote rigging mar contentious local council elections
CAIRO: Egyptians Tuesday went to the polls a day after violent clashes…
Mahalla protests rekindled after charges against 157 demonstrators
CAIRO: Public prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud announced Monday that 157 people involved…
Two allegedly killed during violent clashes in Mahalla
MAHALLA AL-KOBRA: An aborted strike planned by workers at the Ghazl El-Mahalla…
Nilesat stops transmission of critical Hewar channel
CAIRO: Rights group the Human Rights Information Network (HRInfo) today criticized the…
State security mobilizes ahead of April 6 general strike, says activist
CAIRO: State security bodies have begun mobilising outside the Ghazl El-Mahalla textile…
Court throws out civil case against Eissa
CAIRO: The Boulaq Misdemeanours Court today threw out a civil case against…
Workshop debates the death penalty in Egypt
CAIRO: The Cairo-based Maat Center for Juridical and Constitutional Studies held a…
Dutch film 'Fitna' gets muted response
CAIRO: Dutch MP Geert Wilders' film "Fitna went online Thursday evening to…
Moments of pure cinematic torture
I have recently watched two films with nearly all-female casts, "Caramel, in…