Egyptian authorities thwarted a plan to carry out two suicide attacks on security personnel in North Sinai, an army spokesman said on Sunday in an official statement. The security forces halted a car bomb that exploded before reaching a security … read more
A 24-year-old political activist working ten-hour shifts at an accounting firm in Assiut, one of the poorest areas of Egypt, says he can explain why his country hasn’t had a true revolution. “It’s not a new Egypt until I have … read more
Supreme Administrative Court postponed on Saturday appeals submitted by deposed President Hosni Mubarak, former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly against verdict that ordered them all pay LE540 million as compensation for cutting internet and mobile … read more
Three prominent activists will appear in court on Sunday for allegedly taking part in a violent and unauthorised protest under a new assembly law that has sparked public outcry. Security has been beefed up around the trail venue: a police … read more
Ten people were injured in confrontations between supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohamed Mursi in Damietta late on Saturday. Mursi’s supporters had organized a march where they chanted slogans against the army and police that provoked the residents of … read more
An Egyptian court ruled on Saturday the acquittal of 155 protesters who were arrested on October 6 and detained pending investigations into allegations that they were spreading chaos near Tahrir Square. The protesters were also accused of attacking security forces, … read more
Administrative security of Cairo University banned on Saturday Faculty of Engineering students from taking part in a sit-in called for by others demanding retaliation and holding killers of their colleague Mohamed Reda accountable. Muslim Brotherhood’s female students tried to break … read more
Fourteen Islamist women jailed for 11 years for demonstrating in Egypt will be released after a court slashed their sentences in a case that had outraged opposition groups and human rights campaigners, judicial sources said on Saturday. Seven girls aged … read more
Recent confidential reports mention that Morsi was in shock and suffering severe depression after Kerry’s comments. He feels that the Americans have begun to abandon him in favor of the new Egyptian government. Morsi sent a message through his prison … read more
Supporters of Defense Minister Abdel Fattah El-Sisi protested outside the embassy of Qatar in Cairo on Friday afternoon, demanding the expulsion of the Qatari ambassador from Egypt. The protesters also demanded that the Egyptian government cut diplomatic ties with Qatar … read more