Renowned Egyptian political analyst and writer Mohamed Hassanein Heikal stated on Thursday that the administration of President Mohamed Morsi had used “unjustified violence” in response to clashes outside the Muslim Brotherhood’s headquarters in Cairo’s Moqattam district earlier this week. He … read more
The Jama’a al-Islamiya intends to present a plan for organizing vigilante justice committees to the Shura Council within a few days, said on Thursday Khaled al-Iskandarany, spokesperson for the group’s Construction and Development Party. The committees would be under the … read more
The dawn collapse of the Berket al-Sab al-Gadeed Bridge in Monufiya Thursday blocked traffic for tens of kilometers along the Cairo-Alexandria Agricultural Road. Security forces on the scene found a large portion of the bridge had collapsed, with the remaining … read more
The Supreme Administrative Court’s State Commissioners Authority recommended the Muslim Brotherhood be dissolved due to its shaky legal status, according to state-owned Akhbar al-Youm’s website Wednesday. The body announced its decision in a court report as part of a trial … read more
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood now enjoys a “legitimate” status after being legally registered as an NGO earlier this week, Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Maksoud, a lawyer for the Islamist group, said on Wednesday in televised comments. Abdel-Maksoud made the assertion shortly after Egypt’s State … read more
Qasr El-Nil Misdemeanour Court acquitted 34 defendants who were recently arrested during on-and-off clashes in front of the InterContinental Semiramis Hotel on the Nile Corniche near downtown Cairo. However, the court sentenced Mostafa Mamdouh to two months in prison and … read more
Dozens of April 6 Youth Movement members demonstrated in front of the Ashmun City Council in Monufiya Governorate on Wednesday to demand the dismissal of Major General Abdel Salam Abdel Bari, head of the city council. Protestors accused Abdel Bari … read more
Two people died during clashes in Cairo’s Shubra district on Monday night. The violence broke out after Saad Dorra, 15, was killed during a football match at a school in Shubra, a working class district of the Egyptian capital. The … read more
Around two thousand people have protested in Upper Egypt against the alleged kidnapping and forced conversion to Christianity of a Muslim woman. Protesters gathered in Al-Wasti in Beni Suef governorate on Tuesday to condemn what they claimed was the kidnapping … read more
Hundreds of veterinarians stormed the Ministry of Agriculture in Cairo Tuesday and staged a sit-in, demanding the appointment of a veterinarian as deputy minister of agriculture. The protesters said they would meet with the minister to resolve disputes between the … read more