Police forces dragged a protester during the Ettehadiya Palace clashes on Friday night, stripped him naked, and beat him up with batons. He was later taken to a security truck. Al-Hayat television network captured the incident on video, which went … read more
Mohamed Sultan, head of the ambulance authority, said a total of 48 had been injured in clashes in front of the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace as of 8 pm on Friday night. The injuries ranged from bruises to suffocation from tear … read more
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets on Friday – in Cairo and across the country – to demand the dismissal of the current government of Prime Minister Hisham Qandil, the amendment of Egypt’s newly-approved constitution and the … read more
Around 150 Nour Party members in Giza resigned Thursday in protest over a meeting between Nour leaders and National Salvation Front figures earlier that day. Giza’s Nour Party Secretary General Ahmed Shokry refuted the number, saying the move was a … read more
At a Thursday press conference held at Egyptian Popular Current headquarters, 16 political parties and movements announced plans to take part in nationwide protests on Friday. Calls for the demonstrations were originally issued by the National Salvation Front (NSF), Egypt’s … read more
The office of Egypt’s prosecutor-general announced on Thursday that it was looking into the recent arrest of an individual accused of belonging to the proscribed ‘Black Bloc’ group in a building overlooking Cairo’s Tahrir Square. The prosecutor-general’s office said the … read more
U.N. officials deplored reports that 25 women were sexually assaulted during protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and demanded that Egyptian authorities take steps to bring the perpetrators to justice. The executive director of the U.N. Entity for Gender Equality and … read more
Human rights abuses have continued unabated since President Mohamed Morsy took office, the Human Rights Watch asserted in its yearly report on the MENA region. “After what has become known as the Arab Spring, the biggest challenge that the countries … read more
Two persons were killed in clashes near Egypt’s iconic square of Tahrir by cartouche shots, official Ahram online reported Wednesday. The first victim was killed by a birdshot in the head and transferred to Kaser El Aany hospital, while the … read more
Clashes between protesters and security forces broke out in Simon Bolivar Square Wednesday evening, after a short pause in the clashes that have taken place between the two sides on nearby Qasr al-Aini Street. Demonstrators gathered near Omar Makram Mosque … read more