Egypt’s vice-president Mahmoud Mekki read a presidential statement on Friday evening stating that President Mohamed Morsi is ready to postpone the constitution referendum. However, “the political forces who demand the delay of the referendum must provide guarantees that there will … read more
Another person was killed in the clashes near the presidential palace on the night of Wednesday, when supporters of President Mohamed Morsy stormed a sit-in by his opposition demanding the cancelation of a constitutional declaration with sweeping presidential powers. Dr. … read more
Demonstrators prepared to continue their sit-in into the night in front of the presidential palace on Friday evening, assembling tents and laying down blankets for protesters. Protesters said their main demands were for President Mohamed Morsy to repeal the 22 … read more
Opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Morsy engaged in armed clashes in Alexandria on Friday evening. Amid the clashes demonstrators broke into the city’s local council building. Gunshots were heard in the area, and the two sides threw stones at … read more
President Mohamed Morsy will soon issue a law that will give judicial and protective powers to the military, according to the state-run Al-Ahram website. Drafted with the participation of army leaders, the law will task the armed forces with maintaining … read more
Coptic political researcher Rafik Habib announced early Thursday on his Facebook page that he planned to withdraw from political life, resigning his position as presidential advisor and deputy chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party after clashes Wednesday … read more
The struggle against a state that seeks to deny its people any genuine empowerment is playing out on the streets of Heliopolis Mariam grew up in Heliopolis near Egypt’s presidential palace and remembers how the road running by the main … read more
Some of the Muslim Brotherhood’s offices were attacked on Thursday for the second day in a row, following violent clashes on Wednesday between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi outside Cairo’s presidential palace. Spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood … read more
The past 24 hours have not been the easiest for Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr. He has been receiving calls from key advisors to President Mohamed Morsi, including Muslim Brotherhood member Essam Hadad, the effective foreign policy decision maker, … read more
“I will never allow murder, sabotage or coups against legitimacy,” President Mohamed Morsy declared late on Thursday evening as he addressed the nation on state TV in the aftermath of bloody clashes between his backers and opponents near the presidential … read more