US President Barack Obama called President Mohamed Morsi to warn him that the voices of all Egyptians must be heard as a political crisis escalates, the White House said Tuesday. Obama placed the call from Tanzania, on the final stop … read more
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Moahmed Kamel Amr has stepped down in the early hours on Tuesday, Ahram Arabic news website reported. Amr reportedly submitted his resignation in response to the ongoinbg political strife in Egypt that pits President Mohamed Morsi against … read more
The Egyptian Armed Forces issued a televised statement on Monday afternoon giving Egyptian political forces 48 hours to “fulfil the people’s demands,” otherwise the armed forces would present a political “roadmap” for the country that would include all political currents. … read more
The armed forces have announced that the military is giving all political forces 48 hours as a last chance to solve the ongoing problems, or else the armed forces will have to announce a new roadmap for the future, and … read more
Egyptians who helped overthrow a 29-year dictatorship in a widely hailed revolution have now given the country’s first democratically elected president one day to step down from office. In a statement posted Monday on its official Facebook page, Tamarod (the … read more
Four members of the Egyptian cabinet have resigned in protest at President Mohamed Morsi’s failure to respond to nationwide demonstrations against his rule. The ministers of parliamentary affairs, tourism, environment and communication tendered their resignations to Prime Minister Hisham Qandil … read more
The 30 June Front issued a statement on Monday calling on Egyptians to immediately start civil disobedience, urging citizens to stay on the streets until President Mohamed Morsi steps down. The recently formed front is a coordinating political body made … read more
Fourteen people have been killed and more than 900 injured since clashes flared between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsy early Sunday, according to data from the Ministry of Health and other medical sources. Tensions are hiking as opposition … read more
Forty-six sexual assaults are reported by Operation Anti-Sexual Harassment (OpAntiSH) during the huge protests covered by international media in Tahrir Square that intend to oust Egypt’s President Morsi. “There [were] men with sticks at the entrance of the metro station … read more
At least two people were killed by gunfire during an attack on the national headquarters of President Mohamed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood in a suburb of the capital, medical sources said. Hundreds of people throwing petrol bombs and rocks attacked the … read more