The Independent Trade Union for Metro Workers threatened Saturday to organize a new strike if the Public Prosecution summoned any metro workers for interrogation over the strike that took place in Cairo Wednesday. The union said in a statement that … read more
More than 33 political and activist forces call for demonstrations to take place on Friday 23 November in memory of the violent events of Cairo’s downtown Mohamed Mahmoud Street. Prolonged street battles erupted between protesters in November 2011 after security … read more
Egypt’s Transport Minister Rashad El-Metini has been called for interrogation by the public prosecution, and banned from leaving the country after announcing his resignation following the deaths of 50 school children in a fatal bus accident in Upper Egypt on … read more
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Kamel Amr has called on the United States to intervene and end “Israeli aggression” on the Gaza Strip, state media reported on Thursday. Amr “requested that the United States immediately intervene to stop Israeli aggression on the … read more
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced plans to visit Cairo on Saturday for a meeting with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to discuss ongoing Israeli belligerence against the besieged Gaza Strip. “We will hold a joint press conference in … read more
At least 40 young children were killed on Saturday when a train collided with their bus in the central Egyptian province of Assiut, the official MENA agency reported. The bus, which was taking 60 children on a trip organised by … read more
Border guards foiled an attempt to smuggle 35 missiles coming from Libya on Friay. Armed Forces spokesperson Ahmed Mohamed Ali said on his Facebook account that after intelligence services received information that individuals would attempt to smuggle weapons across the … read more
A number of political powers demanded on Friday that President Mohamed Mursi and heads of other Arab states cut all political, economic and security ties with Israel. The powers held an emergency meeting at the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) … read more
Egyptians rallied in cities across the country Friday to show solidarity with Palestinians and to support or criticize Egypt’s new Islamist government, which has enlivened the Arab world with its diplomatic maneuvers and condemnation of Israel. President Mohamed Morsi has … read more
Up to 40 school children were killed when a train crashed with their bus which had crossed the tracks in a city south of Cairo on Saturday, the official state news agency and a doctor said. While the official news … read more