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Fighting has erupted again in Alexandria between supporters of President Mohamed Morsy and their opponents, only shortly after police had brought an earlier round of clashes under control.
Referendum vote to be staggered over two consecutive Saturdays
Electoral officials have decided to stagger voting in the referendum on the draft constitution across two stages, state TV said early...
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Lyce Doucet, one of the pillars of good sense BBC radio, has a vox pop piece on opinion in Delta Egypt. It’s heartening and shows that opinion is not as clear-cut as some journalists seem to say....
The National Council for Women and the Interior Ministry will collaborate to face sexual harassment and assault by stationing security patrols in streets and in front of schools, and strengthening...
We, the people of Egypt,
In the name of God and with the assistance of God,
declare this to be
Egypt’s Constitution and the document of the pioneering, peaceful...
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I was told by a highly educated female Egyptian friend of mine that this is totally different to the one they have been shown in Arabic. In the Arabic one the only thing it says about women is that...
Struggling with increasing unemployment, an estimated 5 million Egyptians have long resorted to becoming self-employed street vendors, and make up a significant portion of the country’s vast informal...
Today's Guardian has 4 informative articles about the ongoing revolution here. To me, the most interesting is this one:-
The struggle against a state that seeks to deny its people any genuine...
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Rafik Habib a senior official in the FJP and an advisor to the President resigned the other day - oh and he is a Copt. Makes you wonder about the possible diversity of the FJP.
President Morsi issues law granting army officers authority to arrest civilians; Law to expire on 15 December following Egypt's scheduled constitutional poll.
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has...
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One important aspect is contained in the Egypt Independent report...
The law stipulates that arrest reports be referred to the relevant prosecutors in accordance with the Criminal Code, for the...
Deadly confrontations between pro- and anti-Morsi protesters, which erupted after the president's supporters attacked a sit-in outside the Ittihadiya palace, polarise a divided nation.
In Cairo's Café Umm Kalthoum
A cafe in the heart of downtown Cairo takes Egyptians away from the hubbub of everyday life back to the heady days when the voice of legendary singer Umm Kalthoum lifted...
Zane't El-Settat: A haunted market
Zane't El-Settat, is an old market where a shopper can find almost anything: a market with memories of Egypt's notorious women serial killers
Ameera Fouad, Tuesday...
Egyptian cities and markets: What's behind a name?
Zamalek, Boulak, Saqqara, Khan al-Khalili are landmarks that date back centuries. Ahram Online looks at the stories behind the names of Egypt's...
Ahram Online looks at the toll Egypt's crumbling public health system has taken on the lives of patients and doctors, and talks to those who are trying to change things.
Tahrir Square was full after marches arrived from different Cairo neighborhoods Tuesday for a demonstration against President Mohamed Morsy’s 22 November constitutional declaration.
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