Clashes intensified between security forces and dozens of demonstrators on Friday early evening by the Nile Corniche Road and on 6 October Bridge. Security forces heavily fired teargas and birdshot at the demonstrators, which led to dozens of injuries, in … read more
12:00 In Port Said, hundreds of angry protesters are threatening to stop the ferries that cross from one side of Port Said to the district of Port Fouad, which is on the other side of the water. An army officer … read more
The back seat of Joanna Joseph’s Hyundai is still stained with the young woman’s blood. Joseph, a volunteer with Operation Anti-Sexual Harassment, helped rescue the 19-year-old from Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Jan. 25 as Egyptians marked the second anniversary of … read more
The office of Egypt’s grand mufti, the country’s official authority for issuing religious edicts, announced on Thursday that recently-appointed Grand Mufti Shawki Allam may not have the time to approve or reject death sentences handed down in January to 21 … read more
Clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Port Said Thursday left 35 people injured, including two who sustained injuries from live bullets, Health Ministry Undersecretary Helmy al-Afny said. He said 13 sustained injuries from birdshot, and 20 experienced tear gas … read more
Dozens of people rallied in Talaat Harb Square earlier Thursday to protest the release of Mohamed Saqr, a low-ranking policeman charged with running over a protester, Hossam Abdallah, in Mansoura, on a bail of LE5,000. The protesters chanted against the … read more
Protesters smashed the iron facade of the Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel on the Corniche al-Nil during clashes with security forces in Cairo Thursday evening, and attempted to break into hotel. The protesters also threw Molotov cocktails at the hotel, but the … read more
Thirty police stations nationwide, including seven in Cairo, closed their doors on Thursday to demand the dismissal of Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim, state news agency MENA reported. The officers and personnel at the police stations have declared a state … read more
Gunmen in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula kidnapped two British tourists on their way to a beach resort, security and tribal sources said on Thursday. Security in the isolated desert region has deteriorated since the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak in a … read more
Clashes between anti-government protesters and police took place in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Wednesday, leading to the arrest of 160 people. Six of those arrested have been released on bail, Cairo security chief Osama El-Sagheer has said. Forty people, including … read more