The Arab Republic of Egypt lies in the northeastern part of Africa. Whilst most of the country is located in Africa, the easternmost part, the Sinai Peninsula, is considered part of Asia and is the only land bridge between the two continents. Egypt is divided into two unequal parts by …
BRICS to admit Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE next year
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday that the BRICS club of emerging nation…
Egypt: Children recruited to fight Islamic State in North Sinai, report finds
Egyptian armed forces and pro-government militias fighting Islamic State (IS) in North Sinai have re…
The Arab Spring is not dead
“The Arab Spring is dead,” analysts and commentators have proclaimed repeatedly since the period imm…
Egypt, Ethiopia agree to reach deal on controversial dam
Egypt and Ethiopia agreed Thursday to finalise a deal over Ethiopia’s controversial mega-dam o…
Egypt: Women Abused Over Alleged ISIS Ties
Egyptian authorities have arbitrarily detained women and girls related to suspected members of the I…
Recent News
President Morsy Should End Military Trials of Civilians
(New York) – In one of the first real tests of the powers of the civilian president since the military “handover to civilian authority,” President Mohamed Morsy should pardon all those convicted by military courts. He should also order an immediate end to military trials of civilians and refer those …
A Guide Through the Egyptian Maze of Justice
Egypt’s legal and judicial tradition is both deep and complex—it sometimes seems that understanding its current structure requires an archeologist as much as a lawyer. Some seeming peculiarities stem from the Egyptian system’s civil law origins. Unlike the United States, but similar to continental Europe, Egypt has divided up jurisdiction …