Military attack helicopters rattle over the impoverished desert towns of northern Sinai and the sound of gunfire erupts nightly, raising fears among residents of a looming confrontation between Egypt’s military and Islamic militants who have intensified attacks since the ouster … read more
Unidentified armed men used portable rocket launchers to attack four military checkpoints in Rafah and Al-Arish in Egypt’s North Sinai late Friday, Al-Ahram’s Arabic-language news portal reports. The militants also opened heavy fire at Rafah city council building. … read more
Speakers at Nasr City’s Rabaa Al-Adawiya Mosque, where a massive sit-in by supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi is being held, announced that a peaceful march had set off towards defence ministry headquarters, along with other planned marches late … read more
Al Arabiya Hardcore Muslim Brotherhood (MB) supporters are awaiting a signal to commence a campaign of ‘sexual Jihad’ within their sit-in camp in Cairo; which is something a Fatwa (religious edict) posted on a MB-affiliated Facebook paged suggests will soon … read more
Egypt’s military and interim political leaders should release deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi from custody, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said July 12, AFP and BBC reported. Germany made a similar call hours earlier. Morsi has been held in detention … read more
Germany on Friday called for the release of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi amid mounting tensions between supporters and opponents over his overthrow. “We call for an end to the restrictions on Mr Morsi’s whereabouts,” a foreign ministry … read more
A Coptic Christian man was found decapitated on Thursday in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula five days after he was kidnappped by gunmen, security officials and witnesses told AFP. The man was found with his hands and feet bound … read more
The anti-Morsi Rebel (Tamarod) campaign has asked Egyptians through its official Facebook page to send their nominations for ministers in the upcoming cabinet. Liberal economist Hazem El-Beblawi was appointed to the role of prime minister last week, and … read more
Supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsy are flocking to Rabaa al-Adaweya and al-Nahda squares from different governorates on Friday morning. Islamists have called for a million-man protest in Cairo on Friday under the name “Friday of march” to demand Morsy’s … read more
Supporters and opponents of ousted president Mohamed Morsi are both planning major events on Friday. Pro-Morsi protesters camped out en masse in Cairo since the former president’s ouster last week plan to stage a large demonstration to demand his reinstatement. … read more