By dispatching a senior State Department official to Cairo, the United States is signaling that it wants to see a return to a democratic government – and an end to continuing violence – as soon as possible. … read more
Reuters Egyptian police fired tear gas in central Cairo on Monday after scuffles broke out between supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsy and locals in and around Ramses Street, eyewitnesses said. It was the first violent confrontation involving … read more
MENA Security forces arrested four people suspected to have cut off the finger of a citizen who allegedly tried to steal the belongings of a protester at Rabea al-Adawiya square, an official Interior Ministry source told MENA. The same … read more
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood called for a mass rally today to demand the reinstatement of deposed President Mohamed Mursi as Prime Minister-designate Hazem El-Beblawi prepared his Cabinet. The rally is to maintain the Muslim Brotherhood’s campaign to reverse the ouster … read more
Former director of the UN’s nuclear agency Mohamed ElBaradei was sworn in as vice president of international relations on Sunday before Egyptian interim President Adly Mansour at presidency headquarters in Cairo. Nobel peace prize winner ElBaradei was initially … read more
After having been intermittently closed over the past two weeks against the backdrop of growing political unrest in Egypt, the US embassy in Cairo will reopen Monday. The embassy announced the resumption of routine US citizen services on its … read more
At least three people were killed and 17 wounded early on Monday in Egypt’s North Sinai province when suspected militants used rocket-propelled grenades to attack a bus carrying workers employed at a cement factory, security and medical sources said. They … read more
An Egyptian military source told state-owned news agency MENA that a member of a “terrorist group” was killed on Sunday as he was attempting to plant an explosive device on El-Sheikh Zuweid road in north Sinai. The source … read more
Egypt’s shattered economy was boosted this week by Gulf allies pledging billions of dollars in aid, but analysts say this simply buys time as political turmoil deepens its economic malaise. The millions of ordinary Egyptians angered by record high … read more
The US Embassy in Egypt denied Saturday that US naval vessels near Egypt’s shores are sent in preparation for military action. A top Marine Corps general said Thursday that two US marine vessels approached Egypt’s Red Sea shore, … read more