Latest in Tag: Sayeda Zeinab Highlight
Latest in Tag: Sayeda Zeinab
In Pictures: State continues demolition of homes in Sayeda Zeinab
State security forces evacuated residents of Tal Al-Aqreb, located in Sayeda Zeinab near downtown Cairo, on Monday after which several homes were demolished. The Ministry of Housing had previously informed residents that alternative accommodation would be provided to them in 6th of October City, but this has not been realised, according to the testimonies of …

State continues demolition of homes in Sayeda Zeinab
No alternative homes are available despite government promises, say residents
Police detain human rights figure in radio station raid
Staff at Radio Horytna questioned over political allegiances and news production
Two nail bombs explode in metro stations, no injuries or damage caused
Metro authority spokesman says metro was not disrupted

Beit El-Sennari celebrates Arabic manuscripts
Arabic Manuscript Day seeks to connect the medieval to the modern, with workshops and exhibitions for the public

Hundreds of women say they will not be scared away by harassment
Anti-harassment march heads to Tahrir vowing to fight ‘fascism and extremism’

Protests across governorates
Clashes on Qasr Al-Nil Bridge continued into the evening with the entrances to the InterContinental Cairo Semiramis and Shepherd hotels being damaged in the ongoing skirmishes between police and protesters.

Praying at gunpoint
By Mohammed Aly Ibrahim The fear of Friday 13th in western superstition as an unlucky day touched upon me as I was heading to perform my weekly prayer. Many Egyptians, myself included, think that the mosques of Prophet Muhammad’s ancestors here bestow endless blessings upon those who regularly visit such places of worship. The most …