Clashes intensified between riot police and protesters who broke down parts of the concrete block wall at Cairo’s downtown street Qasr El-Aini, leaving three policemen injured and tens of protesters unconscious on Thursday. The three policemen were transferred to the … read more
Egypt president Mohamed Morsi has on Thursday taken a swipe at what he described as remnants of the Hosni Mubarak regime for trying to plunge the country into deep troubles as it struggles to recover from economic woes. Morsi gave … read more
‘Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!’ That was the cry that echoed through Egypt during the 18 days of the revolution. In early 2011, Mubarak was still in power, controlling the country with an iron fist. But after three decades, Egyptians had had … read more
Four armed assailants have attempted to torch the headquarters of the Freedom and Justice Party in Sixth October City. The assailants threw two Molotov cocktails at the building on Wednesday morning, burning the party’s banner. The Sixth October City prosecution … read more
Members of the Ultras Ahlawy – hardcore fans of Egyptian football club Ahly – blocked Cairo’s 6 October Bridge on Wednesday afternoon, one of the capital’s main traffic arteries. Earlier in the day, hundreds of Ultras demonstrated at the Egyptian … read more
The Ministry of Interior released a statement on Wednesday calling on citizens to abide by the law during the demonstrations planned for Egypt’s second anniversary January 25 Revolution. The ministry called on demonstrators to “protect public property during the January … read more
After accusing the government of working against the interests of labourers, several Egyptian political parties and movements issued a statement on Tuesday calling for mass protests this Friday – on the occasion of the January 25 Revolution’s two-year anniversary – … read more
Military personnel have not been deployed to secure the state broadcasting building in Cairo’s Maspero district ahead of planned Friday demonstrations, Egyptian military spokesman Ahmed Ali announced Wednesday evening. Quoted in Al-Ahram’s Arabic-language news website, Ali explained that, ever since … read more
What is your assessment of two important periods in Egypt’s modern history: one, the transitional period in which the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) was in power and, two, the past six months in which Egypt has had … read more
President Mohamed Morsy’s office said Tuesday that it expects to soon begin a joint project with Saudi Arabia to build a bridge between the two countries across the Gulf of Aqaba. Saudi officials expressed a desire to begin implementing the … read more