CAIRO: Egypt is to try 11 people in connection with the Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from a Cairo museum in late August. The $55 million painting has left the country’s Culture Ministry in a frenzy to hold someone responsible for the theft. The state-run MENA news agency reported that the 11 people [...]

CAIRO: Egypt’s most popular opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei has called for a boycott of this November’s parliamentary elections. He told a group of some 200 supporters that elections in Egypt are already decided and that patience is needed among opposition forces before change can be created. Speaking at a Ramadan iftar meal – the meal [...]

CAIRO: Three-time defending African Cup of Nations champions Egypt started their 2012 African Cup qualifications with a startling draw to Sierra Leone. The two sides drew 1-1 in Cairo, leaving Egypt in a precarious position only one match into the campaign. Fans in Cairo were disappointed, even angered at the result, but remain confident that [...]

CAIRO: As the holy month of Ramadan comes to a close, women’s actiivsts are preparing for the Eid holiday that marks the end of the 30-day fast. In recent years, it has been on these holidays when dozens of crazed men have attacked groups of women, assaulting and harassing them. The issue has remained largely [...]

CAIRO: Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni was questioned by prosecutors over the Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen last week from a local museum. Although no charges have been filed, many in Egypt are calling for the minister to resign or be removed from power. Hosni told reporters on Monday after the meeting with [...]

CAIRO: An Egyptian expert has criticized the current situation of the population in Egypt, saying that despite the large allocations adopted by the government for slums, there has been no change and the explanation to this is that the population distribution in Egypt is not balanced and is one of the three main dimensions of [...]

CAIRO: Amnesty international has condemned the trial before an Egyptian military court of eight factory workers, all civilians, detained after taking part in a protest against poor safety conditions at the factory, following an explosion which killed one of their fellow workers. The trial of the eight workers from Helwan Factory for Engineering Industries (Military [...]

CAIRO: Like thousands of Egyptian young people Ahmed Doma, poet, blogger and media officer of the committee of prisoners of conscience dreamt of a life free of an emergency law, and security persecution of activists. On the 3rd of May 2010 Doma responded with other young people to a call by several MPs and representatives [...]