At a Thursday press conference held at Egyptian Popular Current headquarters, 16 political parties and movements announced plans to take part in nationwide protests on Friday. Calls for the demonstrations were originally issued by the National Salvation Front (NSF), Egypt’s … read more
The office of Egypt’s prosecutor-general announced on Thursday that it was looking into the recent arrest of an individual accused of belonging to the proscribed ‘Black Bloc’ group in a building overlooking Cairo’s Tahrir Square. The prosecutor-general’s office said the … read more
U.N. officials deplored reports that 25 women were sexually assaulted during protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and demanded that Egyptian authorities take steps to bring the perpetrators to justice. The executive director of the U.N. Entity for Gender Equality and … read more
Human rights abuses have continued unabated since President Mohamed Morsy took office, the Human Rights Watch asserted in its yearly report on the MENA region. “After what has become known as the Arab Spring, the biggest challenge that the countries … read more
Two persons were killed in clashes near Egypt’s iconic square of Tahrir by cartouche shots, official Ahram online reported Wednesday. The first victim was killed by a birdshot in the head and transferred to Kaser El Aany hospital, while the … read more
Clashes between protesters and security forces broke out in Simon Bolivar Square Wednesday evening, after a short pause in the clashes that have taken place between the two sides on nearby Qasr al-Aini Street. Demonstrators gathered near Omar Makram Mosque … read more
Four suspected members of the Black Bloc group have been arrested near the High Court in downtown Cairo Wednesday evening. A Facebook page claiming to be aligned to the Black Bloc group has called on protesters to join Black Bloc … read more
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Omar Salem will choose articles of Egypt’s newly-ratified constitution to be subject to possible amendment by a committee appointed by Egypt’s presidency. According to presidential advisor for political affairs Pakinam El-Sharkawy, the committee’s recommendations will then be … read more
Ahram Arabic news website reported that at least 54 protester and Central Security Forces (CSF) soldiers suffered teargas inhalation and various injuries on Wednesday night in the city of Kafr Sheikh, the capital of the northern Delta governorate. Intense clashes … read more
Before leaving for Germany Wednesday, President Mohamed Morsy approved a law granting army officers judicial arrest power, after it was approved by the Shura Council, presidential sources told the Turkish news agency Anadolu. The Cabinet had proposed the law Monday, … read more