Wadi El-Rayan monks, Coptic Church face-off intensifies
Monks are opposing government plans to build a highway through monastery
Egyptian journalists celebrate Press Freedom Day remembering colleagues
“The police’s detention of journalists on their Freedom Day is alarming,” says prominent journalist
Press freedom or plain scoop-hunting?
Apparent press freedom struggle between Arabic-language press and Ministry of Interior in face of journalists’ arrests
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis trial postponed to 19 May
Defendants stand charged with killing police officers and attempting to kill former interior minister among other charges
Shoukry, UN envoy in Palestine meeting
The officials discussed developments in the Gaza Strip reconstruction
Labour unions and parties denounce government ‘bias’ against workers
Joint statement criticises banning strikes and legislations favouring businessmen
Setting the stage: The 2012 Abbaseya clashes
Although the political dispute between the State and the Islamists intensified after the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013, the May 2012 Abbaseya clashes count as the…
I write to revive Arab literature: Mahana
By Rana Khaled Listening to intensive doses of Omar Khairat's music or Fayrouz's voice, who have always been his biggest sources of inspiration , writer Ahmed Mahana spent years searching…
Egypt, Rwanda enhance security cooperation
Egypt to train Rwanda in techniques for fighting terrorism and extremist ideology