Five people were killed in clashes on Friday as supporters of deposed President President Mohamed Mursi took to the streets of Cairo and other cities to demand the end of army-backed rule. The marches were the most ambitious attempt by … read more
Graffiti around the Egyptian capital proclaim the Muslim Brotherhood’s call for new anti-military protests – dotting walls, light poles and signposts for miles down main avenues and near the presidential palace from which the group was ousted three months ago. … read more
Several Arab countries are bracing for mass demonstrations on Friday for reasons ranging from the ouster of an elected president and high prices to violations of religious sites. In Egypt, the National Alliance for the Defense of Legitimacy, a coalition … read more
A national alliance opposed to the ouster of Egypt’s president in July has called for demonstrations Sunday in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square. Mohammed Morsi became the first democratically elected president in Egyptian history last year. The military removed him from … read more
One Egyptian army conscript was killed, another one and an officer injured in a drive-by shooting targeting a military Armed Personnel Carrier (APC) on the highway connecting Cairo to the Suez Canal city of Ismailia. read more
With Facebook crossing the one billion user-line, Socialbakers has released the results of statistics showing the most Facebook-addicted countries on Facebook. Egypt came in second on the list. While the US is one of the most populous countries with a … read more
Two bombs exploded on Thursday at the Kerdasa gas unit outside Cairo, Al-Ahram’s Arabic website reported. Once an Islamist stronghold, Kerdasa (15km from Cairo) was raided by security forces on 19 September. The district’s police station had been abandoned after … read more
Security forces at the Ministry of Solidarity, Qasr al-Aini Street, assaulted on Thursday Al-Masry Al-Youm photojournalist Omar al-Saher as he was taking shots of a citizen who had climbed a palm tree to commit suicide. Security assaulted Saher after he … read more
Two Canadians held in Egypt since mid-August have ended their hunger strike after winning small concessions from their jailers, a relative of one of the men said Thursday. John Greyson is a Toronto filmmaker and university professor, while Tarek Loubani … read more
Egypt’s Defence Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met on Thursday with European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton during her almost week-long visit to Cairo, in which she aims to discuss the latest political developments in Egypt with all political factions. … read more