The Muslim Brotherhood has decided to postpone a mass protest it had called for Tuesday in Cairo in the interest of preventing violence, an official from the Islamist group’s Freedom and Justice Party said. Parties opposed to the Muslim Brotherhood … read more
Presidential spokesman Yasser Ali stated late on Monday that President Mohamed Morsi’s recent controversial decree would not be subject to modification, noting that the decree may have been “misunderstood” by the public. The decree, issued by the presidency on Thursday … read more
Opposition parties and groups have called for mass rallies and ‘million-man’ marches on Tuesday in protest at the recent presidential constitutional declaration. A sit-in has been ongoing in Tahrir Square since Friday, in protest at President Mohamed Morsi’s Thursday declaration … read more
Ahmed Naguib Mohamed Ali, 18, has been declared the third fatality in the ongoing clashes between police and demonstrators this week. Al-Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence said Ali passed away on Monday after being shot in the … read more
The body of a protester killed in clashes with police arrived in Tahrir Square Monday ahead of his funeral. About 2,000 people had gathered in the area for the funeral of Gaber Salah, 17, also known as Jika — a … read more
A crowd of 300 young people on Sunday sexually assaulted three women near Tahrir Square, according to a report on the website of Egypt’s flagship paper Al-Ahram. After the assault, which took place near the Qasr al-Dobara Church that is … read more
A wall was built by the military in Qasr El-Aini Street early Sunday as clashes continue around Tahrir Square Hundreds of protesters continue to clash with security forces, particularly near the Omar Makram Mosque off Tahrir Square. Police continue to … read more
A handful of Egyptian state television channels – including Channel 1, Egyptian Satellite TV and some Nile TV channels – abruptly vanished from the airwaves on Sunday evening. While the channels eventually resumed terrestrial transmissions, satellite transmissions had yet to … read more
Egypt could become an Islamist state or face another military takeover if President Mohamed Morsy’s judicial power grab is left unchecked, US Senator John McCain warned Sunday. McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, urged President Barack Obama to be prepared … read more
The police are handling rioters around Tahrir Square in accordance with the law, the interior minister said Sunday, calling on the media and political groups to go to the streets and see this for themselves. Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin … read more