Egyptian Military Doctor Cleared for Forcing Female Protesters to Undergo "Virginity Tests"
AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — A military doctor accused of forcing women protesters to undergo “virginity tests” has been acquitted , The Guardian reports.Ahmed Adel was charged with public indecency and disobeying military orders for reportedly coercing …
Islamist Egyptian Politician Expelled for Nose Job
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(JERUSALEM) — A newly minted ultra-conservative Islamist member of parliament has been kicked out of his party and has resigned his seat in parliament following news about his nose job, which he claimed was needed to repair damag…
Pro-Democracy NGO Workers Leave Egypt
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Foreign pro-democracy non-governmental organization workers, who were being held in Egypt, have departed the country, U.S. State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland confirmed Thursday.The news of their departur…
US Official: Egypt Lifts Travel Ban on US NGO Workers
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The worst crisis in U.S.-Egyptian relations appears to have been resolved as Egypt has lifted the travel ban it imposed on 16 American pro-democracy workers accused of violating Egyptian laws.A U.S. official …
Egypt Begins Prosecution of Americans on Illegal Fundraising Charges
Egyptian soldiers stand guard in front of the US National Democratic Institute. FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Before a trial that alleges as many as 19 Americans guilty of receiving illegal funding from foreign governments goes too muc…
American Tourists Kidnapped in Egypt
iStockPhoto/ThinkstockUPDATE: Two elderly American women kidnapped in Egypt were released Friday, hours after they were seized by Bedouin gunmen, Egyptian government TV reported. (CAIRO) — Two American tourists were kidnapped by gunmen Friday in Egypt…
Egypt Begins Mourning Those Killed, Injured in Soccer Clashes
AFP/Getty Images(PORT SAID, Egypt) — Three days of national mourning were declared in Egypt Thursday after 74 people were killed and 1,000 others were injured in violent clashes that erupted at the end of a soccer match the day before.In what has been…
Egyptian Soccer Riots Leave Dozens Dead
AFP/Getty Images(PORT SAID, Egypt) — Violence after a soccer match in the northern Egyptian town of Port Said has left dozens of people dead, perhaps as many as 73, and around 1,000 people injured — a sign the death toll could still climb.Fans of the…
Americans Barred from Leaving Egypt Seek Protection at Embassy
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(CAIRO, Egypt) — Americans barred from leaving Egypt due to their involvement in pro-democracy work have taken shelter at the U.S. embassy in Cairo, it was reported Monday.A U.S. official confirmed to ABC News that individuals are…
Americans Blocked in Egypt Worry About Their Fate
ABC News(TEL AVIV, Israel) — The heads of two American pro-democracy groups in Egypt whose staff members have been barred from leaving the country say they’re worried about an investigation into their activities that could lead to trial and poss…
Egypt Preventing US Human Rights Workers from Leaving Country
Egyptian soldiers stand guard in front of a U.S. NGO in Cairo on Dec. 29, 2011. FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Four weeks after their offices where raided by Egyptian soldiers, 10 or more American and European human rights workers have …
Egyptians Gather to Celebrate One Year Anniversary of Uprising
A man in Tahrir Square celebrates as it’s announced that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was giving up power. Chris Hondros/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Thousands of Egyptians are once again marching and gathering across Egypt on Wednesday to mark the one-…
Egypt Agrees to Release NGO Property, Cease Harassment: US Official
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(CAIRO, Egypt) — According to a Senior Administration official, the U.S. Ambassador in Egypt Anne Patterson has received assurances from Egyptian authorities that they will release the property of Non-Government Organizations, incl…
US Responds to Raids of American-Based NGOs in Egypt
FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The White House was taken aback Thursday by reports that Egypt’s military government sanctioned the raids of right groups in Cairo and elsewhere, including three U.S.-based organizations.A spokesman fo…
Trial Resumes for Overthrown Egyptian President Mubarak
AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — The murder and corruption trial of Hosni Mubarak resumed Wednesday after a three-month break, with the ousted Egyptian leader returning to the metal defendant’s cage in a Cairo courtroom. Authorities have charged Mubarak with…
New Terror Group Aims ‘To Fulfill Oath’ of Osama Bin Laden: Report
AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — A new Egypt-based terror group has announced itself online with the aim of “fulfilling the oath” of Osama bin Laden, according to jihadi monitors. The group, which calls itself Ansar al Jihad in the Sinai Peninsula, posted it…
Rights Groups Say Egyptian Government Is Targeting Females
MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Egyptian army and security forces are targeting female protesters, subjecting them to violence, torture, sexual assault and threats of rape in line with pre-revolution practices, according to internatio…
Egypt’s Military Council Apologizes to Women Following Violence
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(TEL AVIV, Israel) — A few days after video of a woman being stripped and beaten by the government military in Egypt hit the Internet, women took to the streets in protest, and now, the ruling military council has issued an apology…