Large amounts of tear gas were thrown Monday morning at anti-Brotherhood demonstrators by the Central Security Forces in front of the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Street 10 of the eastern Cairo suburb of Moqattam forcing protesters to retreat to Street … read more
Hard-line Islamist preacher Abu-Islam Ahmed Abdullah, who faces charges of ‘defaming Christianity,’ was referred to the Cairo Criminal Court by prosecutors on Sunday. The Islamist preacher has been on trial for burning copies of the New Testament last September outside … read more
The petroleum minister met with the electricity minister Sunday to discuss alternatives for operating power plants with the available fuel. Petroleum Minister Osama Kamal had previously threatened to cut off fuel from the Electricity Ministry if it does not pay … read more
Two underground passengers in their early 20s looked jaded after a battle against Muslim Brotherhood members in front of the group’s headquarters on Saturday, but they still shouted at the top of their voice to demand an end to the … read more
The Public Prosecution ordered the detention of 15 people Sunday for alleged involvement in clashes at the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Moqattam, and ordered investigations into why they were present in the area at the time of the clashes. The … read more
Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky on Sunday slammed the public lynching of two men accused of theft in Egypt’s Gharbiya governorate, describing the incident as a sign of “the death of the state.” In statements to the Turkish Anadolu news agency … read more
Fire destroyed twelve shops in Talaat Harb mall after it reached the third and fifth floors of the commercial complex. A large cloud of black smoke could be seen earlier on Sunday afternoon from the fourth floor of the Talaat … read more
BY JAMES TRAUB In recent days, I’ve been talking to officials in the Obama administration about what they think they’re doing in Egypt. Even as Obama hesitates to thrust the United States into the rolling cauldron that is Syria, critics … read more
A new wave of price hikes has hit fruit and vegetables on the Egyptian market due to an ongoing diesel fuel crunch. Diesel shortages have had a direct impact on prices, with the cost of transporting shipments from farmers to … read more
A series of protests will begin on Sunday to condemn attacks on journalists outside the Muslim Brotherhood HQ. On Saturday afternoon, several people, including some journalists, were reportedly assaulted by Brotherhood members as protesters painted anti-Brotherhood graffiti on the perimeter … read more