Springtime in Cairo amounts to a week or two when the city is warmer than it was in winter, but not as hot as it's about to get. That's why Sham El Nessim, a national holiday celebrated by picnicking and sailing on the Nile, is so popular.

Egypt’s Black Bloc grew out of their struggle for liberation from an authoritarian system, only after non-violent civil efforts had failed. Ironically, the U.S. Black Bloc and Egypt’s Black Bloc are on opposite sides of the political struggle – one, in the U.S., a friend to the Muslim Brotherhood and doubtless trying to gain prestige through their nominal association with international fighters; the other, in Egypt, an enemy to the Brotherhood, and fighting for democracy and legitimate government.

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi swore in new cabinet ministers Tuesday in a reshuffle of his government that strengthened the position of the Muslim Brotherhood in key ministries and provoked complaints from the nation's disparate opposition.

For many years, a young ambitious Marwa Esameldin wanted nothing more than to become an airplane pilot.

On late Saturday, Pope Tawadros II led his first Easter Mass as head of the ancient Coptic Christian Church in Egypt by praying for security and prosperity in the country. It was the most important event of the year for Egypt’s Christian minority. Many Muslims attended the service, including various figures from the opposition parties. However, President Mohamed Morsi and Prime Minister Hesham Qandil were conspicuously absent; their Muslim Brotherhood government effectively snubbed the mass by sending sent a low-level token representative – the country’s housing minister.

“What’s been done will be done again.” This is a line from the Bible that has taken on a special resonance as Egypt's Christians weigh up yet another attack on their homes and places of worship.

Clashes erupted late Sunday between opposition protesters and Muslim Brotherhood members in the city of Kafr El-Sheikh, leaving no reported casualties.

Kidnapping of young Coptic Christian girls in Egypt have reportedly been on the rise in recent weeks and has left many in the country questioning the role of the government and police in protecting girls in the North African country.

Diplomat Mostafa Al-Qouni at the Egyptian embassy in Israel said two official complaints will be filed in response to Israel’s mistreatment of two Egyptians.

In yet another example of political correctness gone amok, the U.S. Air Force is recruiting military chaplains in the official magazine of a Muslim Brotherhood front organization.

"I stopped watching television. Now I watch cartoons with my children, movies and religious sermons only," said Qutb Sayed, 40, a driver who lives with his wife and four children in a small one-room flat in Cairo's industrial city of 6 October. "I'm tired of this charged atmosphere: you're liberal, you're secular, you're a kafir [an unbeliever], you're pious – everyone thinks they have the whole truth."

A 10-year-old prize-winning schoolgirl has become a media sensation in Egypt after being asked to recite a poem to the education minister and using the opportunity to launch into a bloodthirsty denunciation of the state of the country.

Egypt's state news agency says a Cairo court has overturned a ministerial decree suspending a Muslim cleric on the strength of a citizen's complaint that his sermons were critical of the president.

Then Egyptian newspaper "Misrelgdida" has recently published multiple features promoting the Jewish "blood libel" - an old anti-Semitic trope that claims Jews drink Christian and Muslim blood.

A prominent opponent of Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has been detained on suspicion of insulting the Islamist leader, the activist's lawyer said on Wednesday.

Egyptian activists are concerned that the rise of Islamist politicians could undermine years of work to discourage female genital mutilation. The practice, and the movement against it, however, have far deeper roots in the country.

Salafi preacher and TV anchor Abdallah Badr was arrested in 10th of Ramadan City on Wednesday morning after failing to respond to the court verdict sentencing him to one year in prison for libel against actress Elham Shahin.

More than three quarters of Muslims in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia favour traditional sharia to be 'the official law of the land' in all Islamic countries, but are divided on the issue of its application, a recent survey has revealed.

The Republican Party in America suffered from consecutive defeats in the Congress and Senate elections during the 60s and the 70s. The party, which is economically conservative, could not confront the Democratic Party on several social levels, such as social justice, health and education. The Republican Party encourages bold capitalism and does not look after social security issues or equality between minorities. It has also not made any efforts to contain marginalized groups or the escalating number of migrants.

The United Arab Emirates has released Egyptian prisoners in an effort to reduce tension with the Islamist regime in Cairo. The UAE said it would release 103 Egyptians arrested over the last few years on financial offenses. Officials said all of the inmates, ordered release by President Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, were not linked to Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood.

An Egyptian professor who was questioned over allegations that included insulting religion filed a legal complaint on Wednesday against the university’s vice-president for preventing her from performing her job.