A policeman was shot dead in the early hours of Saturday by unknown assailants in the city of Al-Arish in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula. Mohamed Zayed, 40, was shot in the head and the foot on his way home from … read more
Pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters staged a march after Friday prayers from Nasr City to the military intelligence headquarters in Heliopolis. Protesters gathered after prayers outside al-Salam Mosque and al-Eman Mosque in Nasr City. The two marches met in the middle of … read more
A 15-year old boy was killed on Friday in Alexandria in clashes between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and residents of al-Siouf neighbourhood in Alexandria. The father of the deceased Ihab Ahmed Selim Abdellatif accused the supporters of the Brotherhood and of … read more
Supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi took to the streets of Cairo and other governorates on Friday afternoon, a day after a three-month-old curfew aimed at curbing street protests was lifted. Hundreds of Morsi loyalists marched through the capital in … read more
The Egyptian interior ministry is to send 100 armed units into major squares and streets in Cairo to tighten security following news of planned demonstrations in support of ousted president Mohamed Morsi this weekend. The news comes after a three-month-old … read more
Russia is offering to sell Egypt modern helicopters and air defence systems in a landmark deal reportedly worth $2 billion that would mark a revival of large-scale military cooperation, a Russian official said Friday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and … read more
Egyptian army and police forces sealed off Tahrir and Rabaa al-Adaweya squares to traffic on Friday morning in anticipation of protests which the Muslim Brotherhood has called for. The National Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy, which backs former President Mohamed Mursi, … read more
Mohamed Abul Ghar, member of the Committee of 50 amending the Constitution, said that the number of House of Representatives members will be at least 450 but could be raised to 600. “They will be banned from any business or … read more
Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour has issued a law banning activity that constitutes a conflict of interest for government officials, a state news agency reported. Presidential spokesman Ihab Badawy told MENA on Thursday that the new law tackles one of … read more
Representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) have announced through local media their intention to organize protests this Friday, November 15. Information suggests that MB supporters are being directed to assemble in public squares throughout the country, likely beginning after mid-day … read more