Seven people died and 38 were injured Sunday when a tourist bus overturned in the rugged area of Abu Zenima on the Sharm el-Sheikh-Cairo road. Authorities notified the prosecutor general about the incident to conduct an investigation. The wounded were … read more
Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil condemns the Friday night violence during protests at the presidential palace, admitting the government’s shortcomings in responding to protesters’ demands. “The government, as well as all political forces, has failed to accommodate the demands of … read more
Clashes between demonstrators and security forces renewed late on Saturday night as hundreds of protesters converge on the vicinity of the presidential palace. According to media reports, some protesters used fireworks and Molotov cocktails in clashes with the police, while … read more
The vicinity of Alexandria’s security governorate saw fierce clashes after protesters locked horns with police forces on Saturday evening. Protesters voiced anger after a video that showed a grown man beaten up, stripped and dragged on the asphalt late Friday … read more
Prosecutors are now claiming that Hamada Saber, who was dragged, stripped naked and beaten up in front of the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace, was actually assaulted by protesters, and that security forces were the ones that came to his rescue. The … read more
Cars queued up at gas stations on Friday for the fourth consecutive week as the diesel gas shortage continues. The Ministry of Petroleum blames the shortage — which it alternately confirms and denies exists — on bad weather that has … read more
Police forces dragged a protester during the Ettehadiya Palace clashes on Friday night, stripped him naked, and beat him up with batons. He was later taken to a security truck. Al-Hayat television network captured the incident on video, which went … read more
Mohamed Sultan, head of the ambulance authority, said a total of 48 had been injured in clashes in front of the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace as of 8 pm on Friday night. The injuries ranged from bruises to suffocation from tear … read more
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets on Friday – in Cairo and across the country – to demand the dismissal of the current government of Prime Minister Hisham Qandil, the amendment of Egypt’s newly-approved constitution and the … read more
Around 150 Nour Party members in Giza resigned Thursday in protest over a meeting between Nour leaders and National Salvation Front figures earlier that day. Giza’s Nour Party Secretary General Ahmed Shokry refuted the number, saying the move was a … read more