The Egyptian government on Sunday warned citizens against being embroiled into violence when they mark, on Tuesday, the anniversary of bloody clashes that erupted in the vicinity of the Interior Ministry headquarters in downtown Cairo two years ago. “Some groups … read more
An Egyptian police officer was shot dead in Cairo on Sunday by unknown assailants, the Interior Ministry said in a statement, three days after a three-month curfew and state of emergency were lifted. Officer Mohamad Mabruk, in charge of following … read more
At least 24 people were killed in Egypt when a train ploughed into a truck and a mini-bus at a railway crossing early Monday, the health ministry said. Another 28 people were wounded in the accident, which took place south … read more
A number of students announced a sit-on on Sunday at Egypt’s Zaqaziq University, located north of Cairo, to protest the presence of police on university campus and the arrest of some of their colleagues. The protesting students cordoned the faculty … read more
Four police officers and six workers were injured as security forcibly dispersed protests by workers from the Samanoud Felt Fabric Company Saturday in Gharbiya. Security forces arrested three of the workers who decried delayed payments and deteriorating company conditions. read more
Cairo Criminal Court adjourned to Sunday the retrial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, and his former interior minister, Habib El-Adly. Together with six security aides, the accused are currently facing retrial on charges of … read more
Construction of a new memorial in the center of Tahrir Square dedicated to the martyrs of the 25 January and 30 June uprisings has stirred controversy among critics. Approved by the Cairo governor, work on the memorial began on Saturday … read more
The constituent assembly amending Egypt’s constitution will ratify on Sunday amendments relating to the constitutional status of the armed forces, the assembly’s general coordinator Gaber Nassar said. Articles related to the armed forces are the most controversial, with debates on … read more
The American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) this week released more than 250 previously classified documents concerning the US-mediated negotiations between Egypt and Israel that led to a peace treaty between the two countries in 1979. The 1,400 pages tackle the … read more
A leaked audio recording purportedly by Egypt’s army chief and Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has showed the top general describing his predecessor Hussein Tantawi as a “great man”, saying that Tantawi is to credit for all the actions taken by … read more