The US embassy in Cairo has announced that it will be closed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, in a statement published on its official website. Supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi plan to hold 33 marches around Cairo and Giza … read more
The Ministry of the Interior announced on Thursday that the police would begin dispersing the sit-ins in Nahda Square and Rabaa Al-Adaweya mosque, which began over a month ago. read more
The Muslim Brotherhood has warned of a possible massacre if police forcibly disperse two pro-Morsi sit-ins in the Egyptian capital. Brotherhood spokesperson Ahmed Aref was speaking after the country’s interim leaders ordered police to end ongoing protests at Rabaa Al-Adawiya … read more
Egypt’s interior minister met with top security officials on Thursday to discuss measures the authorities could take to disperse two sit-ins held by supporters of toppled President Mohamed Mursi. The Egyptian government decided on Wednesday to put an end to … read more
Behind sandbags at the Muslim Brotherhood’s protest camp in Cairo, an activist urges supporters to embrace martyrdom. It is not a call to arms, but a message that they shouldn’t fear death as they demonstrate against the military’s overthrow of … read more
The word democracy is derived from two Greek words: “demos” meaning people and “kratos,” power or rule. The full meaning of democracy then is “the power of the people.” Since power emanates from the people, democracy is different from the … read more
Head of the Egyptian Popular Current Hamdeen Sabbahi underlined Wednesday the importance of all Egyptians backing Interim President Adly Mansour and his transitional Cabinet in order to implement the “roadmap” laid down last month, Al-Ahram Arabic website reported. The roadmap … read more
The Muslim Brotherhood-led National Alliance to Support Legitimacy has called for mass protests on Friday under the banner of “Egypt against the coup.” Earlier on Wednesday, Egypt’s cabinet issued a statement saying it would take “all legal measures necessary to … read more
General coordinator of the Tamarod (Rebel) campaign Mahmoud Badr has said that he asked German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in a meeting late on Wednesday to respect the Egyptian people’s will in removing President Mohamed Mursi. “I told him that … read more
Bassem Youssef, Egypt’s answer to Jon Stewart, doesn’t get it: If Egyptians hate American policies so much, why do they stand in line for hours in front of the American embassy to pay $115 for a visa to the land … read more