The struggle continues in Egypt, as millions were called to rally on Friday in massive pre-scheduled protests to hold President Mursi to account on his first 100 days in power. In addition, resistance to the committee writing Egypt’s new constitution … read more
Senior Muslim Brotherhood members took to the press to condemn attacks on their followers in Tahrir Friday, which marked political resentment towards the organization whose men are ruling Egypt today. Today’s protest was staged by various players to object the … read more
Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud has said he will stay in office, adding that he has not and will not resign. Mahmoud addressed President Mohamed Morsy in a press conference held Saturday morning, saying, “I tell the president I will … read more
Clashes erupted Friday at Tahrir Square, a downtown area in Egypt’s capital Cairo, leaving 110 people injured, the health ministry reported. The clashes erupted between pro-Muslim Brotherhood (MB) protestors demanding the retrial of senior officials of the government of former … read more
The number of active users of the internet in the Arab region has increased by 23 percent in the last two years, which is 1.6 times higher than the world average of 13 percent growth, according to Hatem Samman, director … read more
Egypt’s new Antiquities Minister has reopened the Pyramid of Chefren and six other ancient tombs on the Giza plateau in a bid to bring tourists back to Cairo. The BBC reports that the tombs had been closed for a restoration … read more
Egypt’s governors’ council has set strict new closing times for shops and restaurants due to the country’s “current security and economic condition,” the state-run MENA news agency reported on Thursday. Under new laws to be enforced in November, Egypt’s shops … read more
Egypt has no foreign military bases on its soil and has no plans to downsize its armed forces, said the military spokesman, rejecting media reports claiming so. Military aid from the United States of $1.3 billion per year allows Egypt … read more
Hundreds of protesters started to flock to Tahrir Square on Thursday evening to participate in a one-million-man march to be organized on Friday. The demonstrators, who mainly belong to the Muslim Brotherhood, rallied in the square’s central park to protest … read more