The struggle against a state that seeks to deny its people any genuine empowerment is playing out on the streets of Heliopolis Mariam grew up in Heliopolis near Egypt’s presidential palace and remembers how the road running by the main … read more
Some of the Muslim Brotherhood’s offices were attacked on Thursday for the second day in a row, following violent clashes on Wednesday between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi outside Cairo’s presidential palace. Spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood … read more
The past 24 hours have not been the easiest for Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr. He has been receiving calls from key advisors to President Mohamed Morsi, including Muslim Brotherhood member Essam Hadad, the effective foreign policy decision maker, … read more
“I will never allow murder, sabotage or coups against legitimacy,” President Mohamed Morsy declared late on Thursday evening as he addressed the nation on state TV in the aftermath of bloody clashes between his backers and opponents near the presidential … read more
The National Salvation Front has condemned the violence between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsy outside the presidential palace on Wednesday. People died when Muslim Brotherhood militias assaulted a peaceful demonstration that the government failed to protect, the front … read more
A total of 154 protesters have so far been detained on charges relating to the violent clashes that took place outside the presidential palace in Heliopolis on Wednesday night, leaving five dead and over 1,000 injured. At least 49 of … read more
The Egyptian army has deployed tanks and armoured troop carriers outside the presidential palace in Cairo after clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi. The streets of the capital are now reported to be calm following the earlier … read more
The Facebook page of Egypt’s April 6 Youth Movement is reportedly being attacked by online Muslim Brotherhood activists, the group’s media officer reported. Mohamed Affifi said that Brotherhood activists were spamming and reporting the site, which has caused the page … read more
The legitimacy of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is hanging by a thread, leading opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei said following Wednesday’s clashes that erupted in front of the presidential palace in Cairo. An afternoon attack by Morsi supporters against anti-Morsi protesters, … read more
An Egyptian television host on CBC satellite channel has claimed that Internet in Egypt could be cut on Thursday. Khairy Ramadan on CBC said that he has sources within the Internet Service Provider TE Data that they would be cutting … read more