At least 12 dead and 200 injured in Alexandria clashes between opponents and supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi, MENA cites head of Alexandria Ambulance Authority. Fresh violence erupted in Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria Friday night between police forces … read more
At least three people were killed and several others were wounded in the gunfight between the Egyptian army and backers of ousted President Mohammed Morsi outside the headquarters of the Republican Guard in Cairo on July 5, AFP reported. read more
Gunfire erupted outside the Cairo headquarters of the Republican Guard on Friday where supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi had massed vowing to defend him. Shooting could be heard coming from both the Republican Guard and the protesters, an … read more
Egypt’s army announced a state of emergency in the provinces of South Sinai and Suez on Friday after Islamist gunmen attacked an airport in the Sinai town of El Arish, state newspaper Al-Ahram reported. The report quoted the commander of … read more
Opposition figures, activists and military leaders have been offering their preferences for the post of prime minister during Egypt’s second transition period since the 25 January Revolution. It is not easy, government officials said, to choose a prime minister after … read more
A number of world leaders have taken pragmatic stances in not denouncing the overthrow of former Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsy. Others have been happy to denounce it publicly. Here are some of the major reactions from around the world: Qatar … read more
The death toll from clashes that erupted after the dismissal of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy rose to 16 people on Thursday, said security and medical sources. Fourteen people were killed in clashes in Egyptian cities on Wednesday evening and early … read more
An Islamist coalition led by the Muslim Brotherhood appealed to Egyptians on Thursday to demonstrate across the nation in a “Friday of Rejection” against a military coup that ousted elected President Mohamed Morsy. The National Coalition in Support of Legitimacy … read more
Hamza Mansour, head of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood’s Labor Front Party, has claimed events in Egypt that lead to the overthrow of President Mohamed Morsy represent an “ugly coup.” In a telephone interview with the German DPA news agency, Mansour … read more
Islamist gunmen open fire on El Arish airport in Egypt’s troubled Sinai Peninsula and at three military checkpoints early on Friday, state television reported. The attackers fired rocket-propelled grenades at the army checkpoints outside the airport, close to the border … read more