Egypt security forces on Friday surrounded a Cairo mosque where Islamist supporters were holed up, with each side accusing the other of opening fire, officials and Islamists said. The siege of the Al-Fath mosque in the Ramsis area came at … read more
The Arab Contractors’ building in downtown Cairo caught fire on Friday, the state television said. “Shooting at ambulances prevents fire engines from reaching the building,” the channel added. The channel aired live footage showing the fire as it raged. This … read more
Alexandria’s ambulance authority head, Amr Nasr, said that at least 21 were killed in Alexandria on Friday. Nasr added that 101 were injured in clashes, 23 of whom were shot dead. Ambulances transported the 21 bodies to Kom al-Dekka Morgue, … read more
Protests against the ongoing violence in Egypt have been staged in several countries, including Turkey, Tunisia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Libya and Malaysia. Hundreds of demonstrators waving Islamic flags and chanting anti-US slogans took to the streets in Ankara and Istanbul on … read more
The presidential office announced on Friday that it will hold an international press conference to explain current situation in Egypt tomorrow, Saturday. The press conference will be held at the Presidential palace at 3 pm. The decision to hold a … read more
Backers of Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi pledged to stage daily demonstrations as they ended a day of angry protests in which over 80 people were killed on Friday. The announcement came with Egypt already reeling from the deaths of … read more
Churches across Egypt came under frenzied attack Thursday as the country became convulsed in violent turmoil after security forces forcibly broke up two Cairo protest camps held by supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. Incensed by the bloody crackdown … read more
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and its allies suffered a strong blow from the state security crackdown, their central coordination has been lost and the bloodshed means anger is now “beyond control,” a spokesman said on Thursday. Gehad El-Haddad also said two … read more
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has asked supporters of Mohamed Morsi, the deposed president, to take part in a nationwide “millions’ march of anger” in protest against the recent violent clearing of protest sites by security forces. The announcement came a day … read more
Egypt’s ambassador to Britain said a crackdown on supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi was not excessive and that protesters had portrayed themselves as victims and had shot one another dead in some cases. Dismissing some reports of Wednesday’s crackdown … read more