Tahrir Square
Cairo Blackout Causes Chaos Amid a Continued Energy Crisis
Train passengers were trapped underground and TV stations knocked off air in an incident opponents say demonstrates the government's inability to keep the lights on.
Egypt Finally Sentences Some of Tahrir Square's Sexual Attackers
An Egyptian court today gave seven men life sentences for sexually assaulting women at events in Tahrir Square during 2013 and 2014.
Is the Egyptian Government Finally Taking Action Against Sexual Harassment?
Aggressors can now be sentenced to a minimum six-month jail term and a fine worth 3,000EGP (about $420).
Is the Egyptian Government Finally Taking Action Against Sexual Harassment?
The law in Egypt refers to a rapist as, “whosoever has sexual intercourse with a female without her consent,” but it doesn't cover penetration short of full sex or with things that aren't body parts.
Egypt Jails Tahrir Activists as Sisi Visits Woman Sexually Assaulted on Inauguration Night
An icon of the Tahrir revolution faces 15 years in prison, while the new president visited the victim of a brutal sexual assault on Sunday.
Egypt Arrests 7 Suspects Over Sexual Assaults in Tahrir Square
Seven suspects between the ages of 15 and 49 have now been arrested for sexual assault, the Ministry of Interior said.
Lawyers Request Maximum Sentence For Al Jazeera Journalists on Trial in Egypt
Legal teams made closing statements in court today for the three journalists who are accused of trying to damage the country's reputation.
Egypt Needs More Than a Law to Change Its Culture of Sexual Harassment
There needs to be fundamental changes in mindset if Egypt's new legislation on ingrained sexual harassment is to fulfill its real potential.
When Will Young, Poor Egyptians Get a Chance to Live?
Three years after the revolution broke out, little has changed for the majority of normal Egyptians. If you want to see some evidence of that, where the train tracks cross the dusty road into Cairo’s Ard el Lewa neighborhood isn’t a bad place to start.
How To Save Mummies From the Egyptian Revolution
A group of Egyptian scholars and activists are risking their lives to save the country's cultural treasures from being looted and destroyed.
Egypt Under Sisi
VICE News spent time on the streets of Cairo in the build-up to the third anniversary of the Egyptian revolution.
Khalid Abdalla Has His Eye on Egypt
I interviewed one of the stars of The Square at his apartment in Cairo. Outside, bomb blasts had just killed six people. The city was nearly deserted, save for small groups of pro-government demonstrators. Helicopters thumped low overhead.