This Friday’s marches have been dubbed by former president Mohamed Morsi’s supporters as the “Friday of bringing down the coup.” They plan to hold 33 marches after Friday prayers to raise their demand. The Freedom and Justice Party released a … read more
The Spokesperson of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for the release of former president Mohamed Morsi and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders or “have their cases reviewed transparently without delay,” in a statement released on Thursday. Ban Ki-moon called … read more
This article comes against the backdrop of the recent momentous events taking place in the Egyptian people’s political life that made the elements in the Islamic Movement in Sudan scrambling and making unbalanced statements detrimental to the age-old relationship between … read more
The Tamarod movement has called for the expulsion of U.S. ambassador to Egypt, Anne Patterson. Tamarod leader Mohamed Abdel Aziz, speaking during a press conference Thursday called by national political forces to declare rallies in support of the Egyptian armed … read more
International gas and oil producer BG Group Plc flagged its concerns about the impact of instability in Egypt as it reported a 3 percent fall in second quarter net profit. Net profit dropped to $986 million, beating expectations of $963 … read more
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood dismissed as “ridiculous” accusations levelled by the authorities on Friday against deposed President Mohamed Mursi that included killing soldiers and conspiring with the Palestinian group Hamas. read more
For weeks, Egypt’s state TV and private media has been running national songs glorifying the commander of the army, Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, after he led a coalition of political groups and religious institutions to oust Egypt’s first elected president on … read more
In Luxor, the hotels are empty. Dozens of luxury cruise liners are docked on the banks of the Nile. Every cab driver and every restaurant owner in this city in Upper Egypt, some 400 miles south of Cairo, bemoans the … read more
Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, Egypt’s new deputy prime minister and de facto strongman, has called on Egyptians to take to the streets Friday to give the armed forces and police a “mandate” to crack down on violence and terrorism. With … read more
Interesting how cruise lines always fall back on safety and security as a justification for most things they do. As when MSC Cruises announce that they have cancelled a season of cruises in the Red Sea. MSC Armonia will instead … read more