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Campaign posters of President Mohamed Morsi, bleached in the sun, line the walls of a dilapidated building in tiny Nile Delta village of El-Adwa: the only sign that this might be the street that Egypt’s president grew up on. Morsi’s … read more

Thousands of protesters are converging to main squares in Cairo and governorates on Saturday night, hours before nation-wide protests are expected to erupt to press for the stepping down of president Mohamed Morsi. In Cairo’s Tahrir, tens of thousands are … read more

Egypt is anticipating its biggest wave of protests since the January 25 Revolution, this time calling for Islamist President Morsi to step down and for early presidential elections. Ahram Online looks at the plans of the opposition, the Brotherhood and … read more

There have been attacks on Muslim Brotherhood offices in Alexandria and the Nile Delta. Is there a feeling that the Brotherhood is under seige? It’s more than a feeling at this point. It’s more of a reality right now. A … read more

Marches to Ittahadya – Nour mosque march (next to Ain shams university): going through Salah Salem then Marghany street then Ittahadeya. – Ain shams university going to Nour mosque then taking the same route. – Nasr city march: Going through … read more

Anonymous gunmen killed Brigadier General Mohamed Hani, an inspector for the Interior Ministry in North Sinai governorate, on Saturday afternoon, a statement for the ministry said. Three gunmen in a four-wheel vehicle assailed the victim with a barrage of bullets … read more

The Prosecution in Cairo’s al-Marg ordered 15 suspects detained pending investigation concerning illegal possession of weapons and ammunition. The suspects were arrested on Friday at a checkpoint in al-Marg. They were reportedly coming from Tanta City in Gharbiya governorate and … read more

Egyptian health ministry reports seven deaths and 606 injuries Saturday from intermittent clashes between President Morsi’s supporters and opponents since Wednesday throughout six governorates in the run-up to the widely-anticipated anti-government mass demonstrations planned for Sunday, 30 June. The report … read more

Founder of Egypt’s ‘Rebel’ signature drive to force President Mohamed Morsi out of power Mahmoud Badr announced Saturday that the campaign had collected over 22,000,000 signatures, surpassing its original goal of 15,000,000 before 30 June. Badr announced the final outcome … read more