Opposition activist Ibrahim Hanafy, who disappeared a few days ago during a protest outside the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace, was found by police Thursday evening naked, bound and injured in the desert outside of Asher Men Ramadan City. Marks indicating torture … read more
The soldier who fatally shot a 13-year-old street vendor during clashes in downtown Cairo earlier this month will be detained for 15 days pending investigations into the incident, said the military prosecution on Friday. The military prosecutor’s office and the … read more
Egypt’s Chief of Staff Sedki Sobhi will travel to Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Friday with a military delegation for several days to meet with a number of high-ranking officials in the Emirati armed forces. Sobhi … read more
Clashes have erupted Friday evening between anti-President Mohamed Morsi protesters and security forces and Presidential guards at Qubba presidential palace in Cairo. Central Security Forces used teargas to disrupt protests. Protesters reportedly started throwing Molotov cocktail bombs at the palace … read more
Egyptian forces foiled a smuggling attempt that included two tons of explosives and weapons in the Sinai Peninsula Friday. Police forces intercepted a truck that was carrying the objects, Ynet reported. An unnamed Egyptian senior security official told local media … read more
Dozens of protesters have begun to gather at the main entrance to Cairo University, in preparation for a rally called for by Islamist groups under the slogan “together against violence.” A number of youth protesters wore T-shirts displaying the slogans … read more
Activists and friends of Gaber ‘Jika’ Salah and Mohamed ‘Kristy’ Hussein have called on the public and members of political groups to join marches that will be held on Saturday to call for fair retribution for the slain protesters. Jika, … read more
Amid calls by Egypt’s Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya and its political wing, the Construction and Development Party, for Friday mass rallies condemning political violence, Islamist parties appear at odds as to whether or not to participate. The Muslim Brotherhood, for its part, … read more
Only 28 Saudi-held Egyptian nationals, without sentence or conviction, are currently detained for investigations on charges concerning violations, said the Saudi Ambassador in an embassy statement on Thursday. Saudi Ambassador Ahmad bin Abdul Aziz Kattan explained that the Egyptian detainees … read more
Egypt has finished revising an economic reform plan needed for a $4.8 billion IMF loan, the prime minister said on Wednesday, but he did not say when the government might return to negotiations with the fund. Egypt’s government signed a … read more