Seventy-five judges have been expelled from Egypt’s Judges Club after they called for the reinstatement of former president Mohamed Morsi. The expulsions were made at an emergency meeting of the club’s high board on Tuesday because the judges had “backed … read more
Interim Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi and Ahmed El-Moslimany, his media advisor, have stressed the need for protesters to stick to peaceful demonstrations, state news agency MENA reported. “The President, his government, the police and army supports those who want to … read more
The Salafi Al-Nour Party have expressed fears that the calls to protest on Friday made by both interim Minister of Defence General Abdul Fatah Al-Sisi and the National Coalition to Support Legitimacy (NCSL) could lead to civil war. Al-Nour also … read more
When Egyptians poured onto the streets in their millions to demand the fall of President Hosni Mubarak in 2011, few thought they would return two years later demonstrating for the overthrow of the man they elected to replace him. The … read more
The United States has delayed plans to supply Egypt with an additional four F-16 fighter jets due to unrest gripping the country, the Pentagon said Wednesday. “Given the current situation in Egypt we do not believe it is appropriate to … read more
Supporters of the deposed President Mohamed Morsi continued to rally after an apparent call by Egypt’s army chief to crack down on dissenters. Thousands of pro-Morsi supporters filled Nasr City on Thursday, repeating their weeks-long demand that the deposed president … read more
Egypt was on edge Thursday ahead of rival protests by the military and Islamists, as the government declared a “war on terrorism” to end violence convulsing the country since president Mohamed Morsi’s overthrow. Police said they were planning massive reinforcements … read more
Armed forces seized a shipment of arms on their way to being smuggled through Egypt’s western military zone, military spokesperson Ahmed Mohamed Ali said Thursday on his official Facebook page. read more
Egypt’s prosecutor-general Hisham Barakat ordered on Wednesday the arrest of nine Muslim Brotherhood leaders and allies of the group, including Brotherhood supreme guide Mohamed Badie, for inciting violence in Qalioubiya governorate. The defendants are accused of directly mobilising armed groups … read more
The Tamarod movement has called on Egyptians to support the armed forces in its “war against terrorism,” following a speech by military chief and defence minister, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. On Wednesday, Sisi called on Egyptians to take to the … read more