Third Field Army Commander Osama Askar has said that while Islamists are trying hard to divide the Egyptian army, they will fail miserably. “The armed forces are strongly united,” he stressed. During his visit to injured civilians in a military … read more
Egypt plans to add 6,250 MW of capacity to the national electricity grid, according to the country’s minister of electricity, Ahmad Emam. He says the country plans to solicit bids for new power plants from private sector investors. read more
A petition to the US administration to declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group has gathered 120,000 signatures as of 5pm on Tuesday. The petition was created on 7 July and gathered more than a hundred thousand signatures in less … read more
A senior Muslim Brotherhood figure has said that deposed President Mohamed Morsy told EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton he refused to trade off his presidential legitimacy for a safe exit for himself and other Brotherhood prisoners. The Brotherhood source, … read more
The Ministry of Interior announced a major restructuring in a press conference on Monday. This year’s move is the third biggest reshuffle in the history of the bureau, raising questions over the ministry’s security concerns. The press conference was conducted … read more
Two leading US senators said they have been asked by President Barack Obama to travel to Egypt to urge the country’s military to hold new elections, US media reported Wednesday. Republican senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain, seen as leading … read more
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim should be removed from office after the latest round of violence left over 70 dead on Saturday, a joint statement by 10 human rights groups said on Tuesday. The statement, published on the website of the … read more
One conscript was killed and ten were injured in attacks by gunmen on checkpoints in North Sinai on Tuesday, Egypt’s interior ministry said in a statement on its official Facebook page. Conscript Ahmed al-Sayed died immediately after receiving a bullet … read more
Egypt’s army is recasting the country’s political drama, giving a popular general the starring role in a change with echoes of the past that could undermine democracy in the Arab world. Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has emerged as a … read more
Deposed President Mohamed Morsy is not a political prisoner because he is facing judicial accusations, presidential adviser Ahmed al-Meslemany claimed Monday. Responding to questions on an Islamist initiative to reinstate Morsy as president, Meslemany said no one would back away … read more