A supporter of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi holds an Egyptian flag while celebrating at Tahrir square in Cairo May 28, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's interim president has made ...

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s outgoing interim president issued a decree making dishonoring the Egyptian flag or not standing for the national anthem a criminal offense, punishable by sentences of up to one ...

Egypt's interim government decided Wednesday that insulting the flag and refusing to stand for the national anthem is an offense punishable by law. The decree follows a media fracas sparked by reports ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - A circular patch of land in Cairo's central Tahrir Square poses a dilemma for the government: how to honor the epicenter of the 2011 popular uprising while pressing ahead with one of ...

Flag makers in Egypt tell Ahram Online that the spike in demand for the national flag is coming to an end, but their flag-making business continues to thrive as the Arab Spring sweeps across the ...

The mood in Cairo's Tahrir Square over the past few days has been festive, and it has resembled a carnival more than the rock-strewn battlefield of last week. Many anti-government protesters have been ...

Something's missing: Egyptian media noticed all was not right with the flags ByNews from Elsewhere... ...as found by BBC Monitoring The authorities in Egypt's capital ...