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President `Abd al-Fattāh al-Sisi said on Sunday that there are “no restrictions” on the freedom of expression in Egypt, adding that the standards Western countries promote concerning freedom of expression do not match Egypt's current situation.
Historically, relations between Sufis and Salafists have been sour, with the latter accusing the former of engaging in un-Islamic rites and rituals.
During his visit to Egypt, German Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid Christoph Strässer said that fighting terrorism should not violate human rights. He also criticized the highly controversial Protest and NGO laws, both of which have created much heated...
The Egyptian General Union of Copts slammed Friday the latest European Parliament (EP) report in which the Egyptian human rights record was criticized.
Iconic Egyptian film star Fāten Hamāma, who was dubbed the “lady of the Arabic screen,” passed away on Saturday, al-`Arabiya’s correspondent reported. She was 83.
The Salafist Call, also known as al-Da`wa Movement, continues to forbid Muslims to celebrate Christmas with christians in Egypt on either Dec. 25 or Jan. 7, describing such as a glorification of the infidels' religion. The movement also forbade Muslims from co-celebrating Easter in 2014. Meanwhile...
Egyptian women have been using a number of hashtags – among them #Idon'tFeelSafeOnTheStreet, #AntiHarassement and #ExposeHarasser – on social networking sites to speak up about the daily sexual harassement they experience. These campaigns are part of an effort to expose harassers and break the...
Egypt's Foreign Ministry slammed a European Parliament report criticizing the country's human rights record and calling for the release of 167 members of the dissolved parliament.
Egyptian human rights groups have condemned travel bans imposed on local rights activists, several of whom found out about their legal status when attempting to travel.
The U.K. Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood called on Egyptian authorities during his meeting with President `Abd al-Fattāh al-Sisi Thursday to review the case of Aljazeera journalists and to take more steps for the political reform.

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