Egypt faces severe food shortages in the months ahead and its military rulers are pinning their hopes on a bumper wheat crop to see the country through. There are fears that even if the home-grown harvest is up to … read more
Amnesty International has called on Egyptian authorities to open investigations into claims by detained supporters of President Mohamed Morsy that they were subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody. The rights group has stressed the importance that those … read more
Egypt avoided a possible civil war this month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday, making it hard for Washington to conclude that the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi was a military coup. The armed … read more
Brotherhood alleges that state security service plan to stage blasts and attribute them to the group Some governorates, including Cairo and Giza, may witness terrorist attacks in the next period, an informed security sources have warned. The sources pointed out … read more
Thousands of pro-Morsi demonstrators gathered in downtown Cairo on Wednesday afternoon to protest the appointment of a new Cabinet. Minor scuffles were reported at the protest outside the Cabinet building. Some of the protesters then marched along … read more
Thousands of supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsy’s supporters marched from the Doctors Syndicate to the Cabinet building in Cairo Wednesday, in protest against the formation of a new interim administration. Demonstrators announced their intention to march on the … read more
Assailants using mobile anti-aircraft rockets and machineguns attacked an Egyptian army camp in the restive Sinai peninsula near the border with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, wounding two officers, witnesses and security sources said. Loud explosions and gunfire could be … read more
Black Bloc has given security forces until Eid El-Fitr – the last day of Ramadan on 8 August – to disperse pro-Morsi sit-ins or it will take matters into its own hands. Black Bloc is an anarchist-inspired group … read more
At least two people were injured in clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed president Mohamed Morsi late Tuesday in the Nile Delta city of Mit Ghamr in Daqahliya governorate. The local headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom … read more
The security situation in Sinai appears to be pulling Egypt’s new military regime closer with Israel, which is not hesitating to embrace the newly minted power players in Cairo. Egypt’s new military-backed leadership can count on Israel for support; … read more