Egypt’s consul in the Libyan capital of Tripoli was attacked Monday by a group of unidentified militants, the Egyptian embassy said. The embassy said the gunmen forced the consul out of his car at gunpoint while he was going for … read more
The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy has called for a new round of demonstrations on Tuesday to commemorate the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi two months ago on 3 July. Nationwide rallies were organised on Friday by the alliance, a … read more
An administrative court has accepted an appeal to stop the religious “Al-Hafez” channel from airing and suspended its license. The court’s ruling is final and cannot be appealed. The channel was put off the air on July 3 following the … read more
Egypt’s military has bulldozed 13 homes along the Gaza Strip border and caved in tunnels beneath them as a prelude to the possible creation of a buffer zone to reduce weapon smuggling and illegal militant crossings, angering residents who said … read more
Egypt’s state TV plans to air on Tuesday at 10pm the first televised interview with Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour. According to Al-Ahram Arabic news website, state TV has not decided yet whether the interview will be aired live or … read more
Dozens of subsidized supply goods distributors staged a protest on Sunday outside the Food Industries Holding Company over the delivery delays. The protesters said only 40 percent of allocated supplies were given to them. They also complained of oil and … read more
Egypt’s top prosecutor on Sunday referred ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to trial on charges of inciting the killing of opponents protesting outside his palace while he was in office, the state news agency said. The military ousted Morsi on … read more
Egyptian authorities say they have deported three members of an Al-Jazeera English-language TV crew, after they were detained for nearly a week and accused of working illegally. An official says they were deported for working in Egypt without a permit … read more
Below is the 50 members of the committee commissoned with draft the amended version of the 2012 constitution: Presidential spokesman Ihab Badawi announced on Sunday afternoon the names of the 50 member-committee tasked with amending the suspended 2012 constitution. 1. … read more
Sinai militant Adel Mohamed Ibrahim, also known as Adel Habara, confessed on Sunday to the murder of 25 off-duty policemen on the Arish-Rafah road, a security source told state news agency MENA. He was arrested on Saturday along with two … read more