The United States urged Egypt’s new government to release Mohamed Morsy after he was removed from the presidency by the army earlier this month. Morsy has been held at an undisclosed location since 3 July. “We call for an end … read more
A police conscript was killed Tuesday morning in an attack on al-Safa police checkpoint south of Arish, North Sinai, a security source said, as violent assaults continue to escalate in the aftermath of the overthrow of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy. … read more
What kind of nonsense is that? I said women of the Muslim Brotherhood must take part in the demonstration. Why don’t they want to comply? – They are concerned about harassment. It is a matter of chastity for them. – … read more
Nine people were killed and 86 injured in the Egyptian governorates of Cairo, Giza and Qalioubiya during Monday clashes between pro and anti Morsi protesters, said Health Ministry official Khaled El-Khatib. Six were killed in clashes in Giza while three … read more
A Muslim Brotherhood leader is calling on Egyptians to lay siege to the U.S Embassy in Cairo to protest what he said was American support for the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. U.S. diplomats should leave Egypt, Essam El-Erian … read more
Supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi have clashed with each other, hurling stones as security forces fired tear gas to try to disperse them, witnesses said. Violence continued to plague protests, which have been ongoing since the … read more
A man was killed in the early hours of Tuesday after unknown masked men attacked a sit-in staged by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi at Nahda Square in front of Cairo University. The Muslim Brotherhood, the group from which … read more
Supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi clashed with anti-Morsi protesters who have been holding a sit-in in Tahrir Square on Monday afternoon. The pro-Morsi demonstrators approached Tahrir Square after holding a protest rally at the US embassy a few blocks … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Members of Egypt’s disbanded upper house, the Shura Council, met on Monday for an “extraordinary” session at the pro-Mohamed Morsy Rabea al-Adaweya sit-in. Shura members convened to discuss what they described as “the military coup against [the] elected … read more
The ousted president Mohamed Morsi’s family held a press conference in Cairo’s Engineers’ Syndicate Monday to denounce the “illegal detention” of their father, accusing the army of “kidnapping” him. Mohamed Morsi, who was the first elected civil president to rule … read more