Thousands of pro-Morsi demonstrators gathered in downtown Cairo on Wednesday afternoon to protest the appointment of a new Cabinet. Minor scuffles were reported at the protest outside the Cabinet building. Some of the protesters then marched along … read more
Thousands of supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsy’s supporters marched from the Doctors Syndicate to the Cabinet building in Cairo Wednesday, in protest against the formation of a new interim administration. Demonstrators announced their intention to march on the … read more
Assailants using mobile anti-aircraft rockets and machineguns attacked an Egyptian army camp in the restive Sinai peninsula near the border with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, wounding two officers, witnesses and security sources said. Loud explosions and gunfire could be … read more
Black Bloc has given security forces until Eid El-Fitr – the last day of Ramadan on 8 August – to disperse pro-Morsi sit-ins or it will take matters into its own hands. Black Bloc is an anarchist-inspired group … read more
At least two people were injured in clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed president Mohamed Morsi late Tuesday in the Nile Delta city of Mit Ghamr in Daqahliya governorate. The local headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom … read more
Egyptian economists have predicted more investment from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, now that the political climate is ‘warm.’ They urged the government to remove all obstacles so that Arab companies can resolve their differences … read more
Hazem El-Beblawi – Prime minister El-Beblawi is a renowned economist and also a co-founder of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party. He served as undersecretary-general at the UN between 1995 and 2000 and was the minister of finance … read more
Seven people have been killed and 261 injured in overnight clashes between the police and supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi in downtown Cairo and Giza, according to Egypt’s health ministry. Khaled El-Khatib, head of the central administration … read more
Egypt Independent Border Guard troops destroyed 23 underground fuel tanks containing 140,000 liters of diesel oil. Military Spokesperson Ahmed Mohamed Ali said on Facebook that the troops, in collaboration with the armed forces’ engineering authority, discovered 23 tanks filled … read more
Egypt Independent Egypt’s Public Prosecution has defended measures taken against the Muslim Brotherhood in the wake of President Mohamed Morsy’s overthrow on 3 July, claiming in a Monday statement procedures had been carried out in full accordance with the law. … read more