This is the thing about Egypt's bureaucracy, though: You might shut it down one day, but the next day, it's open. In some ways, it's bigger and more powerful than any single leader could be.

Yet today the Mogamma ("complex" in Arabic) is the clogged heart of Egypt’s bureaucracy, a 14-story leviathan of red tape where dreams of starting a new business or travelling abroad often go to ...

In states undergoing rapid modernization the bureaucracy plays a highly important rôle in shaping the new society. In this interesting study of the Egyptian civil service as a social group, the author ...

Across Egypt’s capital, parts of the state’s mammoth bureaucracy are clicking into gear after the army toppled President Mohamed Mursi and drove his Muslim Brotherhood from power last week ...

The Egyptian army has come forth to save democracy by destroying it. A man in uniform, Abdelfatah al-Seesi, gave himself the right to oust and hold in detention an elected president. Say what you ...

Egypt's oldest administrative building is preparing to depart from its notorious past and welcome its future. ... For decades, Mogamma el-Tahrir was an icon of Egyptian bureaucracy.

Having secured close to $60 billion in investment pledges at last month's investment conference to help revive its economy, Egypt now faces an even more daunting task: reducing the country’s ...

However, Egypt’s notorious bureaucracy and severe economic crisis challenged the recent arrivals. Around 100,000 Palestinians were able to evacuate Gaza and go into Egypt.

Across Egypt's capital, parts of the state's mammoth bureaucracy are clicking into gear after the army toppled President Mohamed Mursi and drove his Muslim Brotherhood from power last week.