Deaths from swine flu since December 2013 have moved up to 63, up from last week’s 55 count, the Health Ministry said Saturday. Eight more people died with the virus since last Tuesday, the ministry’s statement said. The total number … read more
Unknown gunmen killed a national security officer on Saturday in Sharqiya on Saturday, a cabinet statement said. The incident is the fourth of its kind in Sharqiya within days. Three shootings that occurred last Wednesday and Thursday left one police … read more
Two people were killed and five others were injured on Saturday in a gunfight between two families in Akhmim, Sohag, after a dispute over their turn in a bread queue at a bakery. Police moved to the scene to end … read more
An Egyptian criminal court has adjourned the trial of ousted President Mohamed Mursi and 131 others in the Wadi al-Natroon prison break case to February 24. read more
The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the risks of traveling to Egypt due to continuing political and social unrest. This Travel Alert supersedes the Travel Alert issued on January 30, 2014, and will expire on May 22, … read more
Hala Shukrallah won the liberal Constitution Party’s elections on Friday to succeed Mohamed ElBaradei as the party’s president. Shukrallah won 108 out of 189 votes to become the first woman and Copt to head an Egyptian political party. read more
Alexandria Criminal Court acquitted all the officers accused of killing the peaceful demonstrators during January 25 Revolution, including Alexandria’s former Security Director Mohamed Ibrahim, and Head of Alexandria’s Central Security Adel Allakani in addition to a number of officers Saturday. read more
Security forces clashed with “Ultras Revolutionary” members who had gathered in front of Abdeen Court in Cairo on Saturday. The protesters were chanting against the army and police when security forces dispersed their demonstration, the state news agency said. Traffic … read more
Egypt’s state television reported that Muslim Brotherhood elements cut off Abbas al-Akkad street in Cairo’s Nasr City on Friday. The street is located a few blocks away from Rabaa al-Adaweya Square where a sit-in to support former President Mohamed Mursi … read more
Dozens of Muslim Brotherhood protesters blocked Arish Street in al-Haram district on Friday, where they allegedly also set fire to a car belonging to a TV channel. read more