An Egyptian misdemeanor court sentenced 13 people, including seven of Khairat al-Shater’s personal guards, to two years in prison on Saturday for attacking journalists and activists last year at the Muslim Brotherhood’s headquarters. A court had referred the suspects to … read more
Clashes broke out in Cairo’s Nasr City on Friday when police forces attempted to disband a pro-Muslim Brotherhood march on Abbas al-Akkad Street, said an Aswat Masriya witness. The street is only a few metres away from Rabaa al-Adaweya Square, … read more
Relatives of Zeina Arafa, the girl who was raped and killed in Port Said, staged a vigil on Thursday outside the prosecutor general’s office to demand the court that is convening on 16 February not to postpone the verdict. Hatem … read more
Cairo’s Tahrir and Rabaa al-Adaweya squares were tightly secured on Friday morning ahead of protests which the National Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy has called for. The coalition, which supports former President Mohamed Mursi, has urged its supporters to take part … read more
Unidentified assailants set fire to a police car on Friday by throwing Molotov cocktails into it while it was stopped at a maintenance workshop, according to an official statement. read more
Security Message for U.S. Citizens As a reminder to the U. S. citizen community, awareness and understanding of crime aids in our ability to decrease the likelihood of being victimized. The majority of criminal incidents over the past couple years … read more
Two policemen have been shot dead outside a church in Cairo’s Ain Shams district during a pro-Morsi rally. One died at the scene on Wednesday evening, the second died in hospital in Nasr City on Thursday morning. read more
A group of people opposing Egypt’s popular satirist Bassem Youssef gathered Wednesday outside the theatre where he records his weekly show, El-Bernameg, and tried to block the crew from entering. With his usual biting wit, Youssef took to Twitter afterwards … read more
Doctor was arrested for contempt of religions and embracing the Shiite sect. Prosecution ordered arrest of a retired doctor, 61, living in Mit Zanqar village. read more
Forty-four people have died from the H1N1 virus since 1 December 2013 until now, health ministry spokesman Ahmed Kamel told Ahram Online. Kamel said that 342 cases have been diagnosed with the virus, commonly known as swine flu, during the … read more