Army forces intensified security in Cairo’s Tahrir and Rabaa squares on Friday morning in anticipation of protests the National Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy has called for. The coalition which backs former President Mohamed Mursi has called for demonstrations under the … read more
The Anti-Coup Alliance, a coalition of group supporting ousted president Mohamed Morsi, announced that Friday would hold a “million man march” in solidarity with “university students attacked this week”. read more
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has ordered the formation of an investigation team to uncover the identity of the perpetrators behind a blast that rocked Ismailia on Thursday. A locally-made bomb detonated yesterday in front of a central security forces camp … read more
Egypt’s first dose of cold weather this winter will last for three days due to a polar depression bringing cold air from the north, the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) has said. Blustery weather will drive down temperatures to between 5 … read more
The trial of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood chief and his deputies on charges related to protest deaths came to an abrupt end yesterday when the judges quit in protest at chaos in the dock. The previous session on October 29 of … read more
Egyptian security forces raided an office of Qatar’s Al Jazeera television channel late Wednesday night and arrested 11 Qatari citizens, state newspaper Al Ahram reported. Four Qatari police officers were among those arrested, Al Ahram said. It was not immediately … read more
Facebook statistics on activity on the social media site in 2013 has revealed Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa featured among the most popular “check in” sites, while Nelson Mandela was among the top 10 most talked about topics of the … read more
Nestled in the heart of downtown Cairo is the opulent headquarters of Arab International Bank, a secretive bank that has allowed kleptocrats to funnel money out of the country for decades with barely any regulatory oversight. The bank, established in … read more
Cairo Governor Galal El-Saied has ordered the closure of five popular fast food restaurants in Maadi due to concerns over public safety standards, according to a press statement released on Monday. El-Saied said McDonalds, The Bakery, Mo’men, Gad and Al … read more
Students of a university in Cairo and supporters of Egypt’s ousted president set security vehicles on fire Monday, sending police chasing them into their campus with armored vehicles and tear gas and arresting dozens, the interior ministry said. It was … read more