Egypt’s government has announced that a referendum will be held on the country’s new constitution on January 14-15. The document has been drawn up to replace the constitution brought in while Islamist President Mohamed Mursi was in power. read more
Prosecutors on Saturday ordered the detention of a man whose 15-year-old son, Khaled Mohamed, was arrested two weeks ago for possessing a ruler bearing a symbol associated with the Muslim Brotherhood. The man is being investigated on charges of “inducing” … read more
An Egyptian Copt was sentenced Saturday to life in prison as 10 others got jail terms from six months to 15 years over sectarian deaths in April. Seven people — five Christians, one Muslim and an unidentified man — were … read more
Activist groups and families of victims held a press conference on Saturday condemning “the assault of military forces against peaceful protesters” in front of the cabinet building in December 2011, and called for protests on Monday 16 December and Wednesday … read more
A Cairo criminal court will hold a hearing on Sunday in the retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his associates on charges of killing protesters and exporting fuel to Israel. read more
China has announced, on Friday, to reduce the level of warnings to Chinese nationals against travelling to Egypt, ahead of Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy’s scheduled visit to Beijing on Saturday. read more
Friday rallies in support of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood saw limited participation due to the cold weather in Cairo, state news agency MENA reported. Tens came out to protest from some of Greater Cairo’s main mosques, MENA said, in pouring rain … read more
Pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters staged a march in Alexandria following Friday prayers under the slogan “Students ignite the revolution.” The Pro-legitimacy alliance had called for mass protests Friday against the military rule and the security forces’ practices against students. read more
One protester was killed and 10 others were injured in Suez when supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi clashed with the police on Friday afternoon, a medical source said. read more
