Seven people were killed during anti-government marches on Saturday while thousands rallied in support of the army-led authorities, underlining Egypt’s volatile political fissures three years after the fall of autocrat president Hosni Mubarak. Security forces lobbed teargas and fired in … read more
An explosion occurred beside a Central Security Forces (CSF) camp in the city of Suez., Ahram’s Arabic news website has reported. Anti-government militants attacked with an RPG on Saturday afternoon a Central Security Force camp in the city of Suez … read more
Death toll in clashes on third anniversary of 25 January revolution has risen to five, a health ministry source told Ahram Online. Two have been reported killed in Upper Egypt’s Minya during a crackdown by police on a protest by … read more
Six Muslim Brotherhood members opened fire on policemen in a metro station in the southern Cairo neighborhood of Maadi on Saturday. read more
Cairo (AFP) – At least four people were killed in clashes in Egypt on Saturday as police dispersed anti-government protests, the health ministry said. One of the dead was killed in Cairo, where police fired tear gas and birdshot at … read more
Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi went to Tahrir Square on Saturday to check on security during celebrations of the third anniversary of the January 25 uprising, the state news agency said. Families started hearing to Tahrir earlier to celebrate amid … read more
Security agencies in Giza thwarted two attempts of Muslim Brotherhood members who tried to break into police station Atfeeh, possessing Molotov cocktails, bombs, machine guns, and bullets. Security forces in front of the police station suspected one person trying to … read more
Egyptian police fired live rounds in the air to disperse about 1,000 anti-government protesters in central Cairo on Saturday, a Reuters witness said, amid fears of violence on the anniversary of the 2011 revolt that ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak. The … read more
The US Embassy in Cairo has released a security message warning its citizens of potential clashes on Saturday, the third anniversary of the 25 January 2011 revolution. The embassy told its citizens “there might be groups gathering in both celebrations … read more
A military helicopter crashed in Egypt’s North Sinai near Sheikh Zwayed due to technical problems, a security source told the Reuters-affiliated Aswat Masriya Saturday. The source said there was a technical problem with engine, detailing that the helicopter fell in … read more