Author Archives: Expat Cairo

Morsy stripped of diplomatic passport

  The Foreign Ministry has made invalid diplomatic passports previously issued to deposed president Mohamed Morsy and his family as the former leader lost his diplomatic status following his overthrow by the army more than two weeks ago.   In … read more

Egypt Brotherhood slams EU failure to condemn coup

AFP Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Thursday slammed the European Union’s failure to denounce the military coup that ousted president Mohamed Morsy, after the bloc’s foreign policy chief met Islamist officials and called for his release.   Catherine Ashton met senior pro-Morsy … read more

Is your search engine halal?

Existing search engines aren’t catered to the needs and concerns of Muslims, according to “Halalgoogling”, a new site that seeks to provide a more Muslim-friendly alternative. Halalgoogling functions much like Google or Bing, but with a built-in “advanced special filtering … read more

Morsi supporters in Nasr City to be dispersed

Tens of thousands of Morsi supporters gathered in the heart of Cairo’s Nasr City will soon be dispersed according to information received by Egyptian Streets.   Egypt’s Armed Forces, the Ministry of Interior and the General Intelligence Service are currently … read more