Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy told the cabinet on Wednesday that the decision to break up the sit-ins of ousted President Mohamed Morsy’s supporters in Rabaa al-Adaweya and al-Nahda squares is irreversible. He urged the protesters to leave, promised them transportation, … read more
Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour said in a televised speech on Wednesday night that all diplomatic efforts to end violence and bloodshed in Egypt have failed, referring to negotiations with the Muslim Brotherhood to end the 6-week standoff that kept … read more
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A 32-minute press conference can go a long way toward making an already unpopular message more problematic especially if you’re a U.S. politician in a country like Egypt. That was in short the outcome of Senators John McCain and Lindsey … read more
The US and the European Union have called on all sides in Egypt’s political crisis to end “a dangerous stalemate” after the interim government said foreign mediation had failed. In a joint statement, they said the Egyptian government bore a … read more
The Tamarod “Rebel” Campaign called for rallying on Thursday morning to perform the Eid prayers in Tahrir Square and at the Ittihadeya presidential palace in Cairo as well as in main squares in various governorates. In a statement it issued … read more
Supporters of Egypt’s deposed President Mohamed Mursi marched in Cairo’s Nasr City on Tuesday, bringing traffic to a standstill for more than three hours, reported the state-owned news agency MENA. The protesters chanted against the army and demanded the return … read more
It is no longer cool to have a beard. Islamist president Mohamed Morsi is out. His opponents, a military-backed interim government of secularists, are in. And if you’ve got a beard — that most conspicuous symbol of Islamism in post-Arab … read more
Egypt’s presidency says foreign diplomatic efforts to find a way out of the standoff with the Muslim Brotherhood have failed. The Wednesday statement follows efforts by envoys from the United States, the EU and the Gulf to defuse the crisis … read more
With every day that passes, the stalemate between supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi and the military-backed interim government grows more intense. What’s clear is that the sit-ins staged by the pro-Morsi camp – organised predominately by the Muslim Brotherhood … read more