Thousands surrounded the Al-Qaed Ibrahim Mosque in Alexandria on Friday night, saying that Salafis had escaped inside the mosque after firing at protesters during clashes earlier in the day. Fighting had erupted earlier between supporters of President Mohamed Morsy and … read more
Spanish police have found 28 million euros (US$36.5 million) in assets owned by ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and people close to him, including Marbella beach properties and luxury cars, the government said on Thursday. Egypt had asked Spain to … read more
Vice President Mahmoud Mekky held a third national dialogue session on Thursday with a number of political figures and legal experts to discuss the new draft constitution and ways to resolve the political crisis surrounding it. The first session was … read more
Members of Egypt’s General Prosecution on Thursday called for the resignation of Prosecutor-General Talaat Ibrahim – recently appointed by President Mohamed Morsi – and the dismissal of Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki due to what they described as “threats” by the … read more
The World Bank plans to support Egypt’s economic reform plan with a US$1 billion loan to create new programs to reduce poverty, the delegation said at a meeting with Prime Minister Hesham Qandil on Thursday. During the meeting, Qandil briefed … read more
The Carter Center said on Thursday it would not send observers during the constitutional referendum scheduled for 15 and 22 December. “The late release of regulations for observers precludes the Center from conducting a comprehensive assessment of all aspects of … read more
Egypt’s Islamist Coalition on Thursday announced plans to stage a million-man rally at the Rabaa Al-Adawiya Mosque in Cairo’s Madinet Nasr district on Friday in support of President Mohamed Morsi’s “democratic legitimacy” and Egypt’s draft constitution. In a Thursday statement, … read more
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement Wednesday demanding Egypt’s public prosecutor investigate the detention and abuse of anti-Morsi protesters at the hand of Muslim Brotherhood members during last Wednesday’s clashes at the presidential palace. The charge is based on … read more
Mahalla — The “Independent Republic of Greater Mahalla” was declared by thousands of angry locals on 7 December, following bloody clashes in the city’s center on 27 November between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsy. This newly “independent city” … read more
The Administrative Prosecution Club announced that its counselors would only supervise the referendum on the draft constitution scheduled for 15 and 22 December if the most recent constitutional declaration and all its results are cancelled. The head of the club, … read more