The Egyptian Railways Authority early Sunday stated that its trains had resumed service normally after 31 were delayed on the Cairo-Alexandria line. Protesters from the Ultras Ahlawy hardcore football fans in Qalubiya governorate stood on the rail tracks in Banha, … read more
The Health Ministry confirmed the death of two protesters during clashes with police on the Nile Corniche nearby Qasr al-Nil Bridge in downtown Cairo on Saturday. Mohamed Sultan, head of Egypt’s Ambulance Authority told the privately-owned ONtv satellite channel that … read more
Mourners in Egypt’s Port Said, where the Suez Canal meets the Mediterranean Sea, prayed for two protesters killed on Thursday during clashes with police near the local security directorate. An Egyptian flag bearing the words ‘the state of injustice’ fluttered … read more
The Interior Ministry warned Saturday that it would take “strict procedures” to combat ongoing attacks against authorities and institutions, after an attack by Ultras Ahlawy members Saturday left the Egyptian Football Association and the Police Club in Gezira in flames. … read more
Dozens of Microbus drivers continued to block a portion of the Ring Road in Maadi Sunday morning, protesting diesel shortages and their inability to fill their tanks for days. The protest backed up traffic in Mounib and at Bahr al-Azam … read more
Egypt’s interior ministry has raised the state of emergency in northern and southern Sinai, General Osama Ismail, assistant to the interior minister in Sinai, quotes MENA, the official state news agency on Saturday. Ismail says that security forces received information … read more
Egyptian police on Friday began the largest police strike ever where the anti-riot personnel closed their camps and scores of police stations were closed nationwide. The task of protecting the Port Said Security Directorate was also handed over to the … read more
The Cairo headquarters of the privately owned Al-Watan newspaper were torched by unknown assailants early Saturday. The newspaper’s website said that at around 3am, about 40 people gathered in front of the newspaper’s office in downtown Cairo, setting fire to … read more
Thousands of Egyptians packed the streets of the Suez Canal city of Port Said on Friday in protest at the deaths of local people in clashes with police and ahead of a court decision in a contentious football riot case. … read more
The interior minister sacked commander of the Central Security Forces (CSF) Maged Nouh on Friday, after he failed to contain the anger of the CSF officers who staged a sit-in in at least seven CSF camps in Cairo alone, Al-Masry … read more