Omar Halawa graduated in journalism from Cairo’s MSA University in 2010. He worked at Egypt Independent until nearly all its staff was culled. There he proved to be the prolific of its writers, producing tens of articles per month. Halawa writes about the judiciary and legal issues. He has watched the news since he was four years old. He…
In June 2009, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev signed a 300-page document detailing a 10-year strategic partnership. Yet when Russian Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs…
As the deadline marking the end of the 50-member committee’s work on amending the 2012 constitution approaches, newspaper headlines have been occupied with objections from various state institutions regarding their…
The Cairo Criminal Court, where ousted President Mohamed Morsi will be tried in the early hours of Monday, is witnessing a case that has some arguably significant political implications. Morsi…
When 25 members of the Ultras Ahlawy fan club were arrested in October following clashes with airport security forces, many recalled the ongoing conflict between a group of youths largely…
Since the 2011 revolution, October 6 has served as a day to remind the people of the military institution’s prowess, particularly given the generals’ tumultuous relation with politics after they…
The halls of the Shura Council are host to the work of the committee tasked with amending the 2012 Constitution, initially drafted in 2012 by a predominantly Islamist committee, the…
The massive crowds at Ettehadiya Presidential Palace erupted in celebrations as soon as the head of the Constitutional Court was declared interim…
Secular political forces are tirelessly working to present plans for a new political roadmap, in the hours before a military ultimatum given…
Jama'a al-Islamiya, one of the most important allies of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood group, called on President Mohamed Morsi Tuesday to issue…
Protests took off outside of Cairo on Sunday as Egypt braced itself for nationwide demonstrations demanding the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi.…
