Tens of Morsi loyalists have stormed Friday the Abbasiya Hospital for Mental illnesses, climbing through the fences before setting camp in the hospital’s garden. The move comes after roughly five thousand pro-Morsi protesters, according to Ahram Arabic Website, … read more
Three women were killed Friday during clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted president Mohamed Morsi protesters in Egypt’s Nile Delta city of Mansoura, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. Live rounds, birdshot and knives were used, leaving 7 injured, … read more
Two civilians were killed and one wounded on Friday when militants fired rockets at an army checkpoint El-Arish in Egypt’s restive Sinai peninsula, medical and security sources said. The assailants hit a residential house by mistake, and … read more
Egypt’s armed forces have urged Egyptians to exercise caution in recognising “impostors” and eschew violence, as tens of thousands of Islamists poured onto Egypt’s streets on Friday demanding the reinstatement of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. In a statement issued on … read more
Britain on Friday announced it was revoking export licences for equipment used by Egypt’s military and police amid concerns it could be used against protesters. The licences concerned cover components for armoured personnel carriers and for machine guns, … read more
Clashes erupted before Friday prayers between hundreds of residents of the Gamaliya neighborhood and supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy in front of Al-Azhar mosque, as the residents held banners supporting the army and condemning the Muslim Brotherhood. The … read more
The Foreign Ministry has made invalid diplomatic passports previously issued to deposed president Mohamed Morsy and his family as the former leader lost his diplomatic status following his overthrow by the army more than two weeks ago. In … read more
Key bridge linking Cairo and Giza blocked by supporters of deposed president amid mass Friday protests Thousands of supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi blocked Cairo’s 6th of October Bridge on Friday afternoon. The move comes amid … read more
AFP Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Thursday slammed the European Union’s failure to denounce the military coup that ousted president Mohamed Morsy, after the bloc’s foreign policy chief met Islamist officials and called for his release. Catherine Ashton met senior pro-Morsy … read more
Ten jihadists belong to Tawhid wal-Jihad, have been killed in Sinai peninsula in the past two days during an operation launched against Islamist militants, the official MENA news agency reported on Thursday. “The security operation, carried out by the … read more