Egypt’s nationwide fuel crisis has sparked violence in provinces, with one teenager suffering gunshot wounds amid unrest over increasingly scarce diesel supplies. Eighteen-year-old Mohamed Zeyad suffered gunshot wounds to the arm during clashes in Minya. Locals also blocked the highway … read more
A man was tortured to death and dragged through the streets Sunday by vigilantes in the Menoufiya governorate village of Quesna. The unemployed man allegedly lured a 16-year-old girl to a stockyard, stole her jewelry, raped her and stabbed her … read more
President Mohamed Morsi should hold a national referendum to determine if Egyptians want him to finish his four-year term before the planned 30 June demonstrations that will press for early presidential elections, states former presidential legal aide Mohamed Fouad Gadallah … read more
Former MP Mustafa Al-Naggar has warned that the anticipated violence on 30 June could mark the beginning of a “full-scale civil war” in Egypt, calling on Islamists not to stage counter protests against anti-Morsi demonstrators. The Rebel campaign, a signature … read more
A microbus crashed in a truck on the Upper Egypt’s Luxor-Aswan desert road on Saturday night leaving nine dead. Another six were injured and sent to Luxor international hospital. According to AP, Egyptian police estimate road accidents kill about 6,000 … read more
Investigators from the Agouza police department in Cairo have suspended Wednesday an unlicensed health club where the manager was procuring female minors to businessmen clients for prostitution. Investigators found that the manager, identified as Rana, 26, had previously been convicted … read more
At least 24 were injured on Thursday night in clashes between supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood – which dominate governmental positions, incuding the presidency – and opposition activists in the central Al-Saa Square in the northern Nile Delta city of … read more
The Shura Council’s National Security Committee has called for the reduction of the number of embassies to cut down the Foreign Ministry budget. “We need to reduce the budget deficit by LE20 billion,” said the council’s majority leader Essam al-Erian. … read more
The Cairo Criminal Court adjourns the multiple-defendant trial that includes former president Hosni Mubarak, his sons Gamal and Alaa as well as former interior minister Habib El-Adly and his six aides to Monday. The court on Saturday also rejected all … read more
Unknown assailants set on fire the anti-Morsi Rebel Campaign headquarters in Cairo’s downtown district in the early hours of Friday, Al Ahram Arabic news website reports. Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at the office, the group posted on its official Facebook … read more