By Aya Batrawy Cairo 26 March 2008 An Egyptian court has sentenced the editor of one of Egypt's leading opposition newspapers to six months in jail for publishing an article containing statements about Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's health. Aya B...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 24 March 2008 In Egypt, a shortage of subsidized bread has resulted in long lines and occasional clashes in which several people have been killed. The president has ordered the army to use its bakeries to try to end the br...
By Aya Batrawy Cairo 21 March 2008 In a weekend-long celebration, Egyptians acknowledge the Prophet Muhammad's birthday late Thursday with prayer and gatherings in celebrations similar to those taking place in other parts of the Muslim world. Aya Bat...
By Aya Batrawy Cairo 10 March 2008 Egyptian authorities have shot a Sudanese man trying to cross into Israel, one of several Africans killed this year by Egyptian border patrolmen for trying to enter Israel illegally. Reporter Aya Batrawy has more fr...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 20 February 2008 Egyptian police have arrested more than 70 members of the Muslim Brotherhood early Thursday, the latest in a wave of arrests that the banned Islamist group says is connected to upcoming local elections. VO...
By Aya Batrawy Cairo 11 February 2008 Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians staged a noisy celebration across the country following their soccer team's one-zero victory over Cameroon in the African Cup of Nations finals. Aya Batrawy has more for VOA fro...
By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, D.C. 26 December 2007 In a time of war in the Middle East, when scholars study what some call the clash of cultures, there is an American dancer whose career has run counter to that notion. American dancer and choreo...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo, Egypt 06 November 2007 An Egyptian court sentenced two police officers Monday to three years in prison for torturing a detainee. The police had videotaped the attack in order to further humiliate the victim, but that reco...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 11 October 2007 The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is drawing to a close. For many Egyptians, the month of fasting also brings cherished traditions, including special dishes and social gatherings that last long into the nigh...
By Challiss McDonough Ghazl el-Mahalla, Egypt 27 September 2007 Thousands of workers have taken control of one of Egypt's biggest state-owned textile factories in a continuing protest over pay and work conditions. Tensions are mounting as the strike...