A prominent leader of the National Alliance to Support Legitimacy, the main pro-Mohamed Morsi coalition, told Al-Jazeera Egypt that Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s foreign policy envoy, had only one goal when she visits Egypt, which is to support what … read more
Almost seven months since its free fall from power, the Muslim Brotherhood appears to be seeking rapprochement with some of the people who opposed the rule of the group. Days before the third anniversary of the 2011 popular revolt that … read more
Masked gunmen riding motorcycles killed five Egyptian policemen in an attack on a checkpoint south of Cairo on Thursday, the Interior Ministry said. The attack in the province of Beni Suef, 100 km (62 miles) south of Cairo, was carried … read more
April 6 Youth Movement (Democratic Front) has condemned the arrest of six of its members for distributing flyers calling for gatherings on the revolution’s anniversary. They were arrested at Cairo’s Shohada Metro station and detained for nine hours before being … read more
A prominent Egyptian editor who threatened that Americans could be slaughtered in the streets has been forced to backtrack on his remarks after they were reported by western media. In an extreme example of the growing xenophobic rhetoric by media … read more
Egypt’s tourism revenue sank by 41 percent to $5.9 billion in 2013 in comparison with a year earlier, Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said, a further sign of pressure on one of Egypt’s main sources of foreign currency. The tourism sector … read more
Egypt’s military chief, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, plans to resign from his post in the coming days in order to run for president with the army’s backing. Sisi came to the decision “in light of wide popular demands, in addition … read more
A court sentenced a defendant to six months in prison on charges of “defaming and burning Egypt’s flag” on Tuesday. Michael M. was arrested after he appeared in footage shown on satellite channels and YouTube while ripping and burring the … read more
An al Qaeda-inspired group in Egypt claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a rocket attack on Israel’s southern Eilat port, saying it would continue to target the Jewish state while battling the interim military government in Cairo. There were no casualties … read more
A security source has said that three explosive devices were found at al-Shohdaa Station in Cairo on Tuesday, reported the state news agency. Similar incidents have been common in recent months, with handmade grenades often found in random locations. read more