Al-Gamaa Al-Islamyia’s Building and Development Party has called for a “million-man” march on Friday because it fears the country is “sinking into a sea of chaos.” The protest will take place at the Rabaa Al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo’s Nasr City. … read more
A 20-year-old Egyptian on Sunday succumbed to injuries sustained during Friday’s clashes outside the Presidential Palace in Cairo. Amr Saad Abdel-Rahman was hit with birdshot during street battles between anti-government protesters and security forces on Friday outside the palace, located … read more
An Egyptian man captured on video being beaten and dragged naked by security forces during Friday’s clashes outside the Presidential Palace in Cairo changed his testimony while speaking to prosecutors on Sunday, accusing police – not protesters – of stripping … read more
The government of Prime Minister Hisham Kandil is currently in the process of drafting two new laws aimed at regulating the right of street protest and combating the proliferation of thuggery. According to Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki, anti-protest laws have … read more
Seven people died and 38 were injured Sunday when a tourist bus overturned in the rugged area of Abu Zenima on the Sharm el-Sheikh-Cairo road. Authorities notified the prosecutor general about the incident to conduct an investigation. The wounded were … read more
Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil condemns the Friday night violence during protests at the presidential palace, admitting the government’s shortcomings in responding to protesters’ demands. “The government, as well as all political forces, has failed to accommodate the demands of … read more
Clashes between demonstrators and security forces renewed late on Saturday night as hundreds of protesters converge on the vicinity of the presidential palace. According to media reports, some protesters used fireworks and Molotov cocktails in clashes with the police, while … read more
The vicinity of Alexandria’s security governorate saw fierce clashes after protesters locked horns with police forces on Saturday evening. Protesters voiced anger after a video that showed a grown man beaten up, stripped and dragged on the asphalt late Friday … read more
Prosecutors are now claiming that Hamada Saber, who was dragged, stripped naked and beaten up in front of the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace, was actually assaulted by protesters, and that security forces were the ones that came to his rescue. The … read more
Cars queued up at gas stations on Friday for the fourth consecutive week as the diesel gas shortage continues. The Ministry of Petroleum blames the shortage — which it alternately confirms and denies exists — on bad weather that has … read more