A few thousand protesters gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square Wednesday eveningin anticipation of a national address by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi scheduled for 9:30pm. Opinions in Cairo’s flashpoint protest venue varied regarding the prospect of possible military intervention in Egypt’s … read more
Six people were injured, three shops destroyed, and four cars damaged in clashes in Mansoura between thousands of President Mohamed Morsy supporters belonging to Islamist movements and his opponents of the Tamarod campaign, the Popular Current, and the Constitution Party. … read more
Opposition political and revolutionary forces, led by the “Rebel” (Tamarod) campaign, launched Wednesday the 30 June Front, a coordinating political body to organise planned protests Sunday, as well the political demands of the protests. At a press conference for the … read more
1. More than 50 armoured vehicles and tanks have arrived at the Media Production City (MPC) in Cairo to secure it ahead of protests. Military officials have indicated that the move is to ensure that media outlets are able to … read more
Republican Guard forces Tuesday night used cement blocks to close the streets leading to the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace, to secure the area ahead of protests on 30 June planned by various opposition groups against the rule of Muslim Brotherhood President … read more
Sterling has recovered slightly against the USD after last week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes caused GBP/USD to fall from 1.5670 Wednesday evening to 1.5345 yesterday morning. This was a move of over 2% and put GBP/USD back to … read more
On Tuesday evening, five members of the Tamarod (‘Rebel’) petition campaign to withdraw confidence from President Mohamed Morsi received a warm reception from passengers on the platform of a downtown Cairo metro station. Members of the campaign, each holding petition … read more
Long lines of fuel-hungry motorists have once more paralysed traffic in Egypt as yet another wave of fuel shortages hits the country. Though the lines have been a recurring feature of Egypt’s post-revolutionary landscape, the latest shortages have caused particular … read more
Egyptian state television employees are gathering votes calling for the dismissal of presidential media representative Ahmed Abdel-Aziz after accusing him of “interfering with editorial policy,” Amer El-Wakil, news editor at the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (Maspero), said according to … read more
The military began securing Cairo’s Media Production City (MPC) on Tuesday ahead of expected mass protests on 30 June, a military official told Egyptian state news agency MENA. The MPC, located in 6 October City, a satellite city on the … read more