Authorities raided the room of an Al Jazeera bureau chief and charged 19 other journalists who worked with or knew him as part of an alleged plot to undermine military rule.
On Trial
Deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi was sequestered in highly unusual fashion during his trials this weekend.
On the anniversary of the Arab Spring, parents and spouses of those who died in the violent upheavals of the past three years reflect on their loved ones' sacrifice.
Absolute Power
Two years ago, the country’s security services massacred protesters during a violent week of activism. Now, the military is planning to honor the very ‘martyrs’ it shot to death.
Middle East
Muslim Brotherhood supporters of former president Mohamed Morsi turned out for a risky showdown on the 40th anniversary of the 1973 war with Israel, following the death of 53 protesters during an army crackdown. Alastair Beach reports from Cairo.
The death of a girl who was having an operation to have her clitoris removed puts a new spotlight on the widespread practice of female genital mutilation in Egypt. By Alastair Beach.
The Free Syrian Army has a benefactor in Cairo, a wealthy man helping Syrians living in Egypt get back to their home country to fight. Alastair Beach and Abdulhamid Mallas report.
Alastair Beach on Morsi’s failure to clean up the brutal security services.
TINDERBOX
Jihaids now outgun the Egyptian military in the desert bordering Israel and the Gaza strip, reports Alastair Beach.