Over eight university students have been killed and hundreds detained since the start of the academic year in September, following fierce clashes between police and students mostly belonging to the…
Since the fall semester began, a highly radicalized Islamist student movement at the University of Al-Azhar has been involved in a violent standoff with heavy-handed security forces, turning the oldest…
The flicker of hope for the student movement that was kindled at the start of 2013 was quickly overshadowed by deadly violence, leaving in its wake a trail of blood…
A public prosecutor referred 71 students from Al-Azhar University to trial for joining “an armed terrorist group,” protesting without permission and rioting…
The Public Affairs Coordinator of Al-Azhar University, Aly Abdel Wahed, said on Sunday that the university decided to close five buildings used…
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb met Thursday with the ministers of interior and endowment and a number of Al-Azhar university officials to discuss…
To avoid the violence that plagued the last academic year, Al-Azhar University is contemplating either hosting a smaller number of students or…
The Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday sentenced 14 Al-Azhar University students to seven years in a maximum security prison for acts of…
Students squared off against the police near Al-Azhar University after morning prayers on Friday, reported the privately owned newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm (AMAY).…
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