The trial of Egypt’s deposed president Mohamed Morsi will be held at the Police Academy, on the outskirts of Cairo, an appellate court said on Sunday. Morsi, who was ousted on 3 July after massive protests against his rule, is … read more
Over the past few weeks we keep coming across stories and blogs claiming that the Muslim Brotherhood are using puppies as weapons by dousing them in petrol, and then throwing them at soldiers. We are not convinced this is true but … read more
Army and police forces arrested 36 “terrorist elements” and confiscated large amounts of arms and ammunition on Thursday, the Armed Forces’ spokesman has said. In cooperation with police forces, Egypt’s Armed Forces are launching a security crackdown on Sinai following … read more
Tamarod (Rebel) movement has announced its solidarity with satirist Bassem Youssef whose episode was stopped by the CBC channel from going on air on Friday, said the group’s founder, Mahmoud Badr. Badr sasked in a post on his official Facebook … read more
Egypt’s railways authority announced a state of emergency on Friday in anticipation of escalating Muslim Brotherhood protests ahead of ousted president Mohamed Morsi’s first appearance in court. Morsi’s trial is due to begin on 4 November. Railways authority head Hussein … read more
The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy, that groups supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi, has called for demonstrations this Monday to express its frustration with putting the deposed president on trial. The criminal court will begin on Monday the trial … read more
Security officials in Egypt say a fight between two families sparked by a dispute in a queue to buy bread has killed nine people. The officials said Saturday the feud began a month earlier in a town in the southern … read more
Egypt’s Minister of Higher Education Hossam Eissa announced Saturday that the curfew will be lifted on 14 November, reported Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website. Earlier in October, the interim government announced that the state of emergency would end on 14 November, … read more
Egyptian authorities Saturday launched a nationwide search for a French woman reported missing when she failed to catch a connecting flight the day after she arrived in Cairo, officials told AFP. The 25-year-old arrived in Cairo from Ghana on Thursday … read more
Allies of deposed President Mohamed mursi marched on Friday from Cairo’s Nasr City to the military intelligence headquarters in Masr al-Gedida, the Middle East News Agency reported. Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood’s supporters held banners carrying the Rabaa symbol and … read more