The Zabaleen, Egypt's traditional garbage collectors, had hoped that the country's new Islamist government would meet their longstanding demands

An Egyptian appellate court should strike down the criminal defamation conviction and prison term handed down this week against a television commentator

Palestinian militants held fire overnight on Thursday and Israel refrained from air strikes as an informal truce brokered by Egypt

Egypt begins investing heavily in wind energy

Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, is scheduled to meet with Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss strengthening ties between the two countries.

Hala Abdel-Khaliq, secretary-general of Egypt's National Council for Disabled Persons, praised the decision of President Mohamed Morsi to launch a fact-finding committee to investigate the recent use of violence by Morsi's presidential guard to disperse disabled protesters in a demonstration last week.

The Facebook page of the Egyptian National Movement Party, founded by former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, wrote on Tuesday that President Mohamed Morsy won the presidential election as the result of a deal between the Muslim Brotherhood, the Freedom and Justice Party and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.

Shops staying open after 10 p.m. to be fined

The Coalition of Egypt Copts, a Christian rights organisation, stated on Wednesday that they are backing political forces to oust the Islamist dominated Constituent Assembly

Egypt’s prosecutor-general, Abdel- Meguid Mahmoud, has ordered an investigation of businessman Hussein Salem

A number of revolutionary and political groups have disclosed details of their meeting with Vice President Mahmoud Mekky on Monday.

Egypt's Administrative Court on Tuesday referred a lawsuit on the fate of the Constituent Assembly to the High Constitutional Court

Amr Salama, Menna Shalabi and Khaled Abul Naga are among a few celebrities who have signed up to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS in Egypt

Aswan Governor Mostafa al-Sayed resigned Tuesday morning after a month-long campaign by a large number of local activists demanding his removal.

"Egyptian women reject the draft constitution."

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.