Members of the Egyptian Bar Association on Sunday called off a days-long strike held in protest against the jailing of six colleagues, a statement said. The association had announced Thursday an open-ended strike to condemn their colleagues' sentencing to two years in...
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Egyptian lawyers go on strike in solidarity with jailed colleagues
The Egyptian Bar Association announced Thursday an "unlimited" strike to condemn the imprisonment of six colleagues for a court brawl with three clerks earlier this month. "We are immediately suspending all of our activities, we will stop appearing before the courts...
Egypt faces major risks this year as economy continues to fall apart
“Chicken feet are good for you…” The Egyptian pound traded Wednesday at half its value from March after the central bank intervened for a third time as part of an International Monetary Fund loan agreement. The devaluation, representing a drop of around 50 percent...
Egypt starts the year with a disastrous economic environment and social tension
By Mona Salem and Sarah Benhaida: Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices. But for many a money-saving tip from a state body has been the last straw. As families have struggled to purchase household...
Egypt considers critics and political opponents as terrorists, world starting to push back
By Nina Larson - Egypt must stop using anti-terrorism laws to muzzle critics and even keep them in pre-trial detention...
Egypt’s dilapidated infrastructure: Fire at a garment factory near Cairo kills 20 workers
At least 20 people were killed and 24 others injured Thursday in a clothing factory fire on the eastern outskirts of...
Egypt continues to favor capital punishment, executes 11 people
Egyptian authorities on Tuesday executed 11 people convicted of murder, a security source said, in the latest cases of...
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