Two people were killed in skirmishes as supporters of deposed president Mohamed Mursi thronged Egypt’s cities and towns on Friday for the third time in eight days, trying to rattle an army-backed government bent on crushing his Muslim Brotherhood. But … read more
Security and military presence intensified on Friday in Tahrir Square prior to Friday prayers in preparation for the protests against the military planned by the Islamist National Coalition to Support Legitimacy, reported the state-owned news agency. Four armored military vehicles … read more
Dozens of protesters supporting Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood marched from Cairo’s Heliopolis district to the Ittihadiya presidential palace on Friday to protest what they described as a “military coup”, an Aswat Masriya witness reported. The military forces sealed off the streets … read more
The police death toll since 14 August has reached 117, with 1063 injured, a security source told the Middle East News Agency on Friday. Those killed include 28 police officers, 39 policemen, 49 conscripts and one civil servant. Nationwide clashes … read more
A bomb exploded on the road to Arish’s International Airport in North Sinai on Friday, security sources said. The sources added that unidentified gunmen have placed the bomb amid olive plantationsthat are located on the road to the city’s airport. … read more
A polish woman who allegedly plans to visit Egypt as part of a global shuttle tour which aims to ‘break a record and have sex with 100,000 men has caused a stir on social media, with Islamists blasting her as … read more
The Coptic Orthodox priest would only talk to his visitor after hiding from the watchful eyes of the bearded Muslim outside, who sported a pistol bulging from under his robe. So Father Yoannis moved behind a wall in the charred … read more
Egypt has decided to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood as a registered non-governmental organization, Reuters reported the state-run Al-Akhbar newspaper as saying on Friday. “The minister’s decision has in fact been issued but it will be announced at the start of … read more
A National Alliance to Support Legitimacy leader accused Egyptian authorities of fabricating the assassination attempt of Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim on Thursday. The Muslim Brotherhood meanwhile denounced the attack on Ibrahim’s motorcade by unidentified assailants on Thursday morning, stressing it … read more
No one was killed in the attack, the first in the capital since Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood-backed president, was deposed in July. But more than 20 people were injured. Among the most seriously injured was Deqa Hassan, 16, a … read more