Egypt's prosecutor general has ordered an investigation into complaints by former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq

Various Egyptian student groups signed a joint statement on Monday condemning new university bylaws

Egyptian telecommunications company Orascom Telecom Holding says it will ask shareholders to vote on its proposal to take formal control of carrier Wind Mobile

Sources in the presidency have asserted that Essam El-Erian, leading figure in the Freedom and Justice Party, didn’t submit an official resignation from the presidential advisory council.

The fate of Egypt's civil society remains hung in the balance as the Egyptian government struggles to redraft controversial NGO legislation and civic associations await the verdict of the foreign NGO trial, which was recently adjourned for the tenth time.

Egyptian authorities say they are freezing the assets of Ahmed Shafiq and his daughters as part of the investigation into his wealth.

An Egyptian criminal court put off Sunday the trial of eight defendants in the case of an American anti-Muslim film

This state of affairs, including the Brotherhood’s efforts to further strengthen its political hold, could easily lead casual observers to think that despair permeates liberal political circle

The Egyptian government is currently in the final phase of drafting the economic reform programme that it needs to secure a proposed $4.8 billion loan

The number of protesters in Tahrir Square swelled into the hundreds on Friday afternoon as marches arrived in the square from various districts in Cairo.

Iman Ahmed Kilani, a grade-school science teacher in the Upper Egyptian city of Luxor was referred to investigation on Tuesday for cutting the hair of two sixth-grade girls for not wearing the veil.

The Writers Union issued a statement on Wednesday criticizing the Muslim Brotherhood for marginalizing intellectuals because the draft of the new constitution does not include articles on their role.

A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo Wednesday evening to discuss threats from a Jihadi group in Sinai with alleged connections to the Gaza Strip and plans to launch attacks on Israel.

Recent news reports that a travel ban on Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi and former military chief-of-staff Sami Anan was issued.

Approximately 300 policemen from across Egypt protested in front of the Interior Ministry headquarters in Cairo Wednesday

Egypt's secular forces have criticised two different drafts of Egypt’s long-awaited constitution, both of which were unveiled within the last week.

In a recent report published by the Cairo-based Nadim Centre for the Rehabilitation of Torture Victims, 34 cases of death, 88 cases of torture, and seven cases of sexual assault at the hands of Egyptian police were recorded during Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's first 100 days in office.

Several political groups and parties are calling for a mass demonstration on Friday under the slogan "Egypt for all Egyptians", to demand social justice and a constitution that "represents all Egyptians."

A teacher in southern Egypt punished two 12-year-old schoolgirls for not wearing the Muslim headscarf by cutting their hair

Ahmed Fahmi, head of Egypt's Shura Council (the upper, consultative house of parliament) and head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Journalism (SCJ), replaced the editor-in-chief of state daily Al-Gomhouriya Gamal Abdel-Rehim on Wednesday with Abdel-Azim El-Babli, pending the SCJ's approval.

Prominent media figure Tawfiq Okasha won another legal battle Wednesday after he was acquitted of defamation charges against after he won an appeal in a case where he is charged with defaming Leila Marzouk, the mother of Khaled Saeed.