Egypt’s army-backed government shortened a night-time curfew by two hours on Saturday, 10 days after imposing it during a fierce crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood protesters in Cairo. sure et Effective immediately, the curfew will last from 9 p.m. Egypt Time … read more
Forget your typical peace sign, two fingers are so last century. A new victory sign has been flashed across Egypt to remember the Rabaa al-Adawiya protest camp, which was dispersed last week in a deadly military crackdown on demonstrators in … read more
Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister Hossam Eissa has said the authorities may reconsider the curfew should tensions cool off across the country. His statement came after Friday saw lower turnouts at pro-Morsi protests. In a phone interview on Dream TV, Eissa … read more
Ahmed Maher’s April 6 movement helped lead the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in 2011. With Mubarak now out of jail, he says the revolution is back to square one, and could take a generation to prevail. After the bloodiest … read more
Two Canadian men jailed in Egypt are in “good health and good spirits” as lawyers in the restive country press for their release, according to family and friends. Genie-award winning filmmaker John Greyson was arrested with his friend Tarek Loubani, … read more
Mass protests called by Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood mostly failed to materialize on Friday as the movement reels from a bloody army crackdown on followers of ousted President Mohamed Morsy. Troops and police had taken relatively low-key security measures before the … read more
Dozens set fire to the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party’s office in Gedeila, Mansoura on Friday. Attackers emptied the office of contents before setting them, too, on fire. Central Security Forces meanwhile dispersed four marches by the National Alliance … read more
Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood clashed with Tanta residents in Gharbiya province using firearms on Friday after the former staged a march against top army commander Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the police. The protesters, who support former President Mohamed Mursi, … read more
A number of Muslim Brotherhood figures were arrested on Thursday, including the group’s official spokesman Ahmed Aref. The arrests follow Tuesday’s arrest of Mohamed Badie, the group’s spiritual leader. Aref was arrested in Nasr City, east Cairo, on Thursday. The … read more
Marches are underway in several parts of Egypt on Friday with thousands taking to the streets protesting the removal of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and the killing of hundreds of Morsi supporters during a security crackdown last week. Demonstrations marched … read more