Educate girls to alleviate poverty
By Dr Cesar Chelala Inequality and unequal access to education holds millions of girls and women back across the world. While the "gender gap" in education has narrowed over the…
What’s behind the Nairobi and Peshawar attacks?
By Akbar Ahmed Washington, DC – The outrageous killings at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya and the All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan last month once again prompted…
Hezbollah is No Resistance
By Anno Bunnik Extremist movements and parties tend to disguise their true colours. The English Defence League, notorious for its racism, calls itself a ‘Human Rights’ Organisation. Dutch politician Geert…
65 women were saved from sexual violation during Eid: pressure group
I Saw Harassment released the results of its four day long campaign to fight sexual harassment during Eid Al-Adha
Ultras Ahlawy protest before High Court
The group demanded the release of 25 Ultras Ahlawy members who were detained during clashes at Cairo Airport
Clashes in Friday protests, 11 arrested
More than a hundred days since his ouster, supporters of former President Mohamed Morsi are still taking to the streets in protest
Draft protest law criticised
Political groups and human rights movements call on interim president to scrap bill approved by cabinet
Egypt on EU Foreign Affairs Council main agenda
EU foreign ministers will meet to discuss Egyptian and Syrian situations in their monthly assembly while Catherine Ashton will present a report on her most recent visit
Car bomb explosion near the Military Intelligence building in Ismailia
Explosion leaves six wounded, initial reports claim damage to the building while no deaths confirmed
An EGP 52m energy control centre built in Nile Delta
The stations’ developments in the Nile delta areas will assist in locating and tracking the regions experiencing power cuts
