Is regulating fatwas solution to extremism in Egypt?

A parliamentary committee is currently reviewing a draft law that limits the issuance of fatwas to Al-Azhar and Dar Al-Ifta scholars and sheikhs, as a way to fight the spread of extremist thought.

Egypt

Egypt's protest law gets makeover

The amendment to the 2013 Protest Law, which deems several articles contrary to the Egyptian Constitution, will not mean a significant change to those in prison or those wanting to protest.

Egypt

Can Egypt’s security stop terrorist attacks by small groups?

A series of assassinations and assassination attempts have been targeting Egypt’s security forces and were claimed by the newly established Hasm movement, which calls for the fall of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime.

Egypt

Demolition contractors defy unemployment in Upper Egypt

Since the 1950s, the majority of the residents of the Egyptian village of Naza Qarar have been working in the demolition of buildings and sale of rubble, but the government’s recent decisions of liberalizing the dollar exchange rate and raising fuel prices has deteriorated their financial situation.

Egypt

How Palestinians in this Egyptian village are holding on to customs

Palestinians who forcibly left Palestine in 1948 settled in Gezira Fadel, a small village in Egypt, where they have adapted to their surroundings while preserving their customs and traditions.

Palestine

Ballerinas perform in Cairo streets

Two Egyptian directors launched a project to photograph ballerinas dancing in the streets of Cairo to highlight the capital’s beauty and art scene.

Egypt

Egypt's first female bodyguard smashes gender barriers

Hind Wajih has broken stereotypes to become Egypt's first certified female bodyguard.

Egypt

Egypt considers blocking doctors from working abroad

In the midst of a domestic shortage of doctors and nurses, an Egyptian parliament member has proposed a bill requiring health workers to spend 10 years working in Egypt's public hospitals before they would be permitted to travel abroad.

Egypt

Are Cairo, Riyadh in a messy ‘political divorce’?

Egypt was not pleased when a Saudi royal delegation traveled to the controversial Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia to discuss potential energy projects with officials there.

Saudi Arabia

How will Britain-Gulf rapprochement affect Egypt?

Following British Prime Minister Theresa May's attendance at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, it seems cooperation between both sides could potentially worsen Egypt’s relations with the Gulf states.

Legacy: Gulf

Will Chinese currency swap help Egypt face dollar crisis?

Egypt is trying to confront the dollar crisis by attracting foreign investments and reaching a deal to swap currency with China.

Egypt

Christmas brings hope for peace for Aleppo’s Christians

Christians part of region’s DNA, said incoming UN secretary-general; Turkey’s “impossible war”; Erdogan backers blame Iran for Aleppo.

Egypt