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Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the general who toppled Egypt’s first freely elected leader, took more than 90 percent of the vote in a presidential election marred by a dismal turnout, provisional results showed on Thursday, as he joined a long line of leaders drawn from the military. A low turnout figure …

As you reach Maadi Military Hospital on the outskirts of Cairo, a soldier guarding the main door asks you about the room you intend to visit. In this hospital near the Nile, resides ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Today, Mubarak will celebrate his 86th birthday. He is expected to make …

Naser Abu Shammala had quit smoking a few years ago. But the stress of waiting to travel from Gaza led him to resume. A Canadian citizen, Abu Shammala had been living outside his native Gaza for fifteen years. Two months ago, he returned to visit relatives. When The Electronic Intifada met him, …

Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Wednesday he had quit the military to run for president and vowed to rid the country of “terrorism” almost nine months after he toppled its elected leader. Sisi, who was also defense minister, faces no serious competition in the election — likely before …

A court in Egypt adjourned the mass trial of more than 1,200 supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohammed Mursi after a brief hearing on Saturday, state media reported. The country’s biggest trial since the army removed Mursi last July after a turbulent single year in office was adjourned until Monday. …

An Egyptian court sentenced 26 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death on charges of forming a “terrorist cell” aimed at attacking the Suez Canal. The 26 defendants have been sentenced in absentia. Meanwhile, the Northern Cairo Criminal Court sentenced a 27th defendant to 15 years in prison. The accusations …

Egyptian authorities have refused to renew prominent Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzook’s residency permit, a Hamas spokesman said. It is now believed that Abu-Marzook may be deported when his permit expires next month. Speaking to the Jordanian newspaper Al-Sabeel, Hosam Badran called on the Egyptian authorities to review their decisions relating …

Cairo Misdemeanors Court has sentenced a Shia activist to five years in jail with hard labour for attempting to storm Al-Hussein Mosque and insulting the companions of Prophet Muhammad (saw). Shia activist Amr Abdullah was arrested in November 2013 during a fight with Salafists at Al-Hussein Mosque during the commemoration …

[youtube youtubeurl=”2iCzeO1OksA” ][/youtube] February 1st 1979 marks the day that Imam Khomeini returned triumphant to Iran after 14 years of exile and thereafter shifting the course of history forever. This video is a short excerpt from episode five of the Al-Manar documentary series ‘Ruhollah’, a series which takes a thorough and …

Tony Blair has thrown his weight behind Egypt’s government, despite it being blamed for a bloody crackdown on dissidents. Journalists have been imprisoned by the military administration of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, which ousted elected president Mohammed Morsi in July. Although the Morsi government was heavy criticised and branded authoritarian, its …