Salafi Watan Party condemns Sisi call for protests
The Salafi Watan Party has criticised the chief of Egypt’s army after he called for mass rallies on Friday to help the military face “violence and potential terrorism. read more
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Lawyer demands that Brotherhood headquarters be seized
Tareq Mahmoud, a lawyer in Alexandria, has filed a report on Monday against Freedom and Justice Party head Mohamed Saad al-Katatny, currently in Wadi al-Natroun prison pending an read more
Egypt’s army chief urges rallies to fight ‘terror’
Al Arabiya Egyptian military chief Abdel Fattahal-Sisi called for nationwide rallies on Friday to grant him a mandate what he termed violence and terrorism following the ousting of Islamist President Mohammad Mursi. read more
Egyptian Social Democratic Party: From opposition to cabinet leaders
Founded after the January 25 Revolution, the Egyptian Social Democratic Party (ESDP) sits at the top of the government in the post-Morsi transitional period. Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi and Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Bahaaeddin are founding members of the centre-left … read more
From an Egyptian in Alexandria
“In a Nutshell… A lot of my dear American friends sill ask me what on earth really happened in egypt, for their benefit, and anyone else on earth genuinely trying to make heads or tails of us “crazy Egyptians” ; … read more
Foreign minister discusses transition plans
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy discussed on Monday transitional plans on CBC news channel, as well as Egypt’s relations with the international community, specifically the United States, while condemning former President Mohamed Morsi’s mistakes in power. Fahmy said after previously rejecting … read more
Egypt’s Three Revolutions
If you’re looking for any silver lining in what is happening in Egypt today, I suggest you go up 30,000 feet and look down. From that distance, the events in Egypt over the past two-and-a-half years almost make sense. Egypt … read more
Egypt hit by second explosion targeting police station, one killed
An explosive body went off at a police station near the governorate security directorate in Mansoura, Egypt’s Nile Delta Daqahliya province, killing at least one conscript and injuring 19 late on Tuesday. A security source, who spoke on condition of … read more
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood says two killed in attack on march
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said two of its members were killed after a pro-Mohamed Morsi march was attacked in Cairo in the early hours of Wednesday. Supporters of ousted President Morsi were marching from the working class district of Shubra to … read more
Al-Jazeera accuses Egypt authorities of intimidation campaign
Reuters DOHA – The pan-Arab Al-Jazeera television network accused Egyptian authorities on Tuesday of a sustained campaign of intimidation against its staff, rejecting charges of pro-Islamist bias in its reporting on the crisis in Egypt. Hours after the Egyptian military … read more