Author Archives: Expat Cairo

Egypt seizes two Brotherhood retail outlets

Egyptian authorities seized Sunday two retail outlets owned by leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, which has faced a relentless crackdown since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year. The businesses targeted were the Seoudi supermarket chain and Zad … read more

Police sergeant killed in Maadi

A police sergeant was killed while attempting to disperse a demonstration on Friday morning, announced the Ministry of Interior. The statement issued by the ministry said that Ahmed Shalaby Aboul Kheir was shot in the chest near Al-Basatin Police Station … read more

Sabbahi calls for new protest law

Former presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi has called for issuing a new law for regulating protests, replacing the controversial one passed by interim authorities. “Targeting youth of the revolution through unconstitutional legislations is aceptable after two revolutions,” Sabbahi tweeted on Thursday … read more