Al-Masry Al-Youm: Is Israel concerned about developments in Egypt after the 30 June uprising? Tarek Fahmy: There is Israeli concern about a number of issues, including the presence of Salafi jihadist organizations in the Sinai and the threat they pose … read more
Every year, the U.S. Congress appropriates more than $1 billion in military aid to Egypt. But that money never gets to Egypt. It goes to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, then to a trust fund at the Treasury … read more
Egypt’s interior ministry said on its Facebook page on Thursday that it has found images of tortured bodies with an unemployed man it arrested for attacking a police officer at a sit-in demanding the reinstatement of President Mohamed Mursi. The … read more
The Salafi Nour Party will reconsider its commitment to the roadmap proposed by the armed forces if this map is amended in a way that compromises Egypt’s Islamic identity, said Nader Bakkar, the party’s spokesman. All national figures and powers … read more
A bishop in Egypt’s Coptic Church says Pope Tawadros II has cancelled weekly public meetings due to concerns over possible attacks on his congregation. Bishop Angaelos, who heads the Church in the UK, says in one incident the flag of … read more
A protest by Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood at their main sit-in camp in Cairo turned into a party of music and dance, a video published by Egyptian media showed on Thursday. Thousands of pro-Mursi Islamists celebrated the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday … read more
The two men can be seen together all over central Cairo, on banners, flags and on posters on sale to tourists and locals. One is moustachioed, square-jawed, handsome, with short greying hair and an enigmatic smile; the other is clean-shaven, … read more
Egypt’s presidency has announced that it has ended its attempts to bring the Muslim Brotherhood into direct negotiations, and says it holds the group responsible for what happens next as it attempts to clear two Cairo sit-ins of protesters demonstrating … read more
It was night time and 10,000 Islamists were marching down the most heavily Christian street in this ancient Egyptian city, chanting “Islamic, Islamic, despite the Christians.” A half-dozen kids were spray-painting “Boycott the Christians” on walls, supervised by an adult. … read more
Egypt’s military-backed government sought to demonize the Muslim Brotherhood on Friday by accusing the Islamist group of using children as human shields at its rallies against the coup that overthrew President Mohamed Morsi last month. The accusations were the latest … read more