U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called on Egyptians to prevent the further loss of life amid heightened tensions between supporters of ousted President Mohammad Mursi and the interim government. Ban’s “immediate concern is for the leaders of Egypt, … read more
An army spokesman said that investigations are ongoing to determine the reason behind two blasts in al-Agra area south of Rafah near the Egyptian-Israeli borders. The blasts injured a number of people who might be Jihadists, eyewitnesses in North Sinai … read more
The anti-sexual harassment campaign “I witnessed harassment” confirms several cases of sexual harassment over the holiday weekend these past two days – including perpetrators as young as 8 and 10 years old. The campaign deployed more volunteers around downtown Cairo … read more
Egypt’s Armed Forces denied on Friday that Israel has bombed a Jihadists rocket base in Sinai, but asserted one was killed during an explosion in southern Rafah in North Sinai, official news agency MENA reported. “Egypt sky is totally secured … read more
An Israeli drone strike killed five suspected Islamic militants and destroyed a rocket launcher in Egypt’s largely lawless Sinai Peninsula on Friday, two senior Egyptian security officials said, describing a rare Israeli operation carried out in its Arab neighbor’s territory. … read more
Hundreds of pro-Mursi demonstrators made their way to the Defense Ministry and the military intelligence headquarters in Cairo on Friday afternoon. The marches caused traffic jam in the Masr al-Gedida and Nasr City areas. Supporters of ousted president Mohamed Mursi … read more
Israel shut its southernmost Eilat airport near Egypt’s Sinai peninsula on Thursday until further notice because of security concerns, the military said. “Due to security assessments, the Israeli army has instructed Eilat Airport to cancel all departures and arrivals,” a … read more
The Obama administration’s efforts to promote democracy in Egypt are being complicated by what many Egyptians see as mixed and confusing messages coming from Washington, exacerbating already high anti-American sentiment and threatening broader U.S. goals in the region. Any administration … read more
The Anti-Coup alliance has urged supporters of the ousted president Mohamed Morsi to take to the streets after Friday prayers as it continues to ignore the government’s threat to disperse sit-ins by the Muslim Brotherhood by force. It said in … read more
Protesters in Rabaa al-Adaweya started building steel walls around the site of their sit-in fearing their protest would be forcibly dispersed during Eid al-Fitr. Egypt Independent has learned that the Muslim Brotherhood has placed sand, cement, and steel around the … read more