Date of source: Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Security personnel arrested Isma`ĭl Iskandarānī, a journalist and human rights activist, at Hurghāda airport late Sunday, security sources told Al-Masrī Al-Yawm.
Date of source: Saturday, November 28, 2015
When the Higher Elections Committee (HEC) in charge of supervising Egypt's elections announced the results of the second stage of the polls on 25 November, it was a surprise for many that dozens of figures prominent under former autocratic president Hūsni Mubārak were able to qualify for the run-...
Date of source: Saturday, November 28, 2015
“Exceptional circumstances can never be pretexts for torture,” Egypt’s former vice president Muhammad Al-Barade`ī tweeted after reports emerged about three people dying in Egypt as a result of police brutality over the past week.
Date of source: Saturday, November 28, 2015
Minister of Irrigation, Hūsām al-Mūghāzī, dropped Sunday charges against Nāder Nūr al-Dīn, professor of agriculture at Cairo University, following weeks of solidarity initiatives and media concern over the case, state media reported.
Date of source: Thursday, January 28, 2016
The Marrakesh declaration contrasts with the World Watch List 2016 of Open Doors, released on January 13, 2016, in which 50 countries, mostly Muslim, are listed as countries where Christians are persecuted most. Open Doors is identifying Islamic Extremism as the main persecution engine in Egypt...
Date of source: Saturday, October 17, 2015
The Egyptian Electoral Law, issued in 2014, stressed the principle of fair representation by focusing on groups seen as marginalized by previous regimes, particularly Christians and women. According to the law, each electoral list should include at least three Christians, three women, two farmers...
Date of source: Friday, November 27, 2015
In a move that has sent shock waves throughout Egypt, the Coptic Orthodox Pope, Tawadros II, traveled to Jerusalem Thursday at the head of a distinguished delegation of bishops from the Coptic Church. The short flight from Cairo to Tel-Aviv can be measured in minutes; the psychological distance...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Your Middle East published in its today's edition the article of Muhammad al-Serafi who works with RSC Africa to help refugees get resettlement in the US.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 30, 2015
The Egyptian Social Democratic Party (ESDP) slammed in a statement Wednesday what it described as a security crackdown against independent cultural venues and activists in Egypt which could threaten stability in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 29, 2015
In 2015, Egyptian authorities imposed 13 publication bans, in which journalists were prohibited from reporting on certain cases until investigations into these cases had been completed.