Newly appointed US Secretary of State John Kerry is set to visit Egypt in early March as part of stops to nine countries in Europe and the Middle East on his first official international tour. Kerry will travel from 24 … read more
An Egyptian Salafi preacher said those celebrating Valentine ’s Day or selling items related to the event are “committing a sin and will burn in hell”. In an online video posted Wednesday, Ahmad Mahmoud Abdullah, known as “Abu Islam” and … read more
Egypt’s Islamist government will no longer issue licenses for selling alcohol in certain areas of Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities, an official has said. Nabil Abbas, the vice president of the New Urban Communities Authorities (NUCA) told Reuters on … read more
Members of the Shura Council accused the Supreme Constitutional Court on Tuesday of undermining lawmakers following its rejection of several elections law articles governing parliamentary polls. The five articles were sent back to the Shura Council, which has been tasked … read more
A US military delegation arrived in Cairo late Tuesday, according to state news agency MENA. The 17-member delegation will spend the next several days discussing defense issues, national security and regional developments. Al-Watan newspaper quoted David Winfield, the US Embassy’s … read more
Hundreds of protesters in Hurghada blocked several main squares on Tuesday using iron barricades and burning tires. The demonstrations were prompted by burial of young man Tuesday, who died in a fight over money between the owner of a property … read more
President Mohamed Morsy met with Jama’a al-Islamiya’s Construction and Development Party Tuesday at the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace. The CDP members who attended included party chief Nasser Abdel Salam, political bureau head Safwat Abdel Ghany and founder Tarek al-Zomor. The president’s … read more
Flooding the dozens of tunnels that run along the short Gaza-Egypt border was a rare act of tension between the Hamas government and their ideological parent, the Muslim Brotherhood, which now dominates Egypt’s government. The Egyptian effort appears to be … read more
The prosecutor-general’s official spokesperson Mostafa Dowidar stated on Tuesday’s evening that Talaat Abdullah, the prosecutor-general, has ordered his office to prepare a memo for Interpol, in order to arrest Ahmed Shafiq, former presidential candidate and former prime minister under Hosni … read more
Port Said Prison was a scene of chaos. Blood was splattered on the floor. Bullets were flying and fumes from Molotov cocktails filled the air. Two policemen were the first to die in the violence. A judge announced that 21 … read more