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CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 75 people to death, including leaders of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, for their involvement in a 2013 sit-in protest in Cairo that spiraled into violence and resulted in the death of hundreds of demonstrators by security forces. Cairo Criminal Court was considering the case of 739 people […]

It is five years since the military coup took place in Egypt on 3 July 2013. But in spite of the fierce attacks waged by the current regime, the 25 January revolution that was overthrown in that coup continues to cast its shadow upon Egypt’s political scene. The uprising in early 2011 was a game-changing moment

The arrest in Egypt of American-Egyptian dual citizen Amir Nagy, who founded an academy for children’s development in Nasr City, should be a wake-up call to the Trump administration on the questionable effectiveness of its quiet, behind-the-scenes advocacy on human rights in Egypt. Authorities held Nagy incommunicado for two days before charging him with belonging

Over 100 Arab intellectuals and politicians signed a declaration on Monday to support Turkey ahead of the upcoming elections. Members of The Forum of Thought and Strategic Studies came together in Istanbul last weekend where the document was inked. Its signatories include: Former Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, former Tunisian Prime Minister Hammed al-Gebali, former