Supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi are trapped in a mosque near Cairo’s Ramses Square as military and police forces keep the area surrounded. The tense standoff continued early on Saturday morning at the Egyptian capital’s Fateh Mosque. Speaking … read more
A member of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporter of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi wears a makeshift gas mask as others run away from shooting during clashes in front of Azbkya police station during clashes at Ramses Square in Cairo … read more
Some U.S. lawmakers are calling for the Obama administration to shut off aid to Egypt in the aftermath of the army’s lethal crackdown on protesters. But untangling the aid relationship with Cairo would not be simple and could be costly … read more
Egypt security forces on Friday surrounded a Cairo mosque where Islamist supporters were holed up, with each side accusing the other of opening fire, officials and Islamists said. The siege of the Al-Fath mosque in the Ramsis area came at … read more
There was a crackle of gunfire. Birdshot hit the buildings overhead and the crowd of demonstrators on Cairo’s 15 May Bridge took off running from the shots. I felt a dull object hit my back. It was a brake disk … read more
The Arab Contractors’ building in downtown Cairo caught fire on Friday, the state television said. “Shooting at ambulances prevents fire engines from reaching the building,” the channel added. The channel aired live footage showing the fire as it raged. This … read more
Alexandria’s ambulance authority head, Amr Nasr, said that at least 21 were killed in Alexandria on Friday. Nasr added that 101 were injured in clashes, 23 of whom were shot dead. Ambulances transported the 21 bodies to Kom al-Dekka Morgue, … read more
Protests against the ongoing violence in Egypt have been staged in several countries, including Turkey, Tunisia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Libya and Malaysia. Hundreds of demonstrators waving Islamic flags and chanting anti-US slogans took to the streets in Ankara and Istanbul on … read more
The presidential office announced on Friday that it will hold an international press conference to explain current situation in Egypt tomorrow, Saturday. The press conference will be held at the Presidential palace at 3 pm. The decision to hold a … read more
Backers of Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi pledged to stage daily demonstrations as they ended a day of angry protests in which over 80 people were killed on Friday. The announcement came with Egypt already reeling from the deaths of … read more