CAIRO: The body of police torture victim Saad Saed Saad, a 26-year-old accountant, was moved from a Giza police station to Zeinhoum morgue after tens of people gathered outside the station demanding the body be released. Saad died earlier on … read more
Uknown protesters stormed two Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) offices in Alexandria on Friday, as rival pro- and anti-Brotherhood demonstrations erupted across the country in response to President Morsi’s controversial Constitutional Declaration. FJP offices in Mahatet El-Raml and Al-Ibrahimiya were … read more
At least 18 protesters were injured in clashes on Friday across the nation, including two in Tahrir Square, Health Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Amr told Al-Masry Al-Youm. The two protesters were transferred to Qasr al-Aini Hospital, Amr added. No deaths have … read more
Protesters in support of President Mohamed Morsy started to leave the area around the presidential palace after the president concluded his speech, state-run MENA news agency reported. Thousands protested at the palace throughout the day on Friday to show support … read more
The United States is concerned about President Mohamed Morsy’s decision to assume sweeping powers, the US State Department said on Friday. Morsy on Thursday issued a decree that puts his decisions above legal challenge until a new parliament is elected, … read more
As the sun set on Friday, Yassin el-Omrany climbs to hang the Egyptian flag on a pole at least 10 meters high, which stands in the garden at the heart of Tahrir Square filled by thousands as clashes raged on … read more
“It is of utmost importance that democratic process be completed in accordance with the commitments undertaken by the Egyptian leadership,” a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in a statement. Morsi must ensure the separation of powers, … read more
Police forces continued to fire tear gas canisters at protesters on Qasr al-Aini Street near Tahrir Square on Friday evening after protesters tried to move a police vehicle burned earlier today towards Central Security Forces, eyewitnesses reported. The clashes came … read more
Islamist supporters of President Mohamed Morsy came out in the tens to demonstrate against the Constitution Party’s anti-Morsy protest march from the Fatah Mosque in Ramses Square early Friday afternoon. The two groups engaged in verbal sparring matches, shouting slogans … read more
Both of Dream TV’s channels went dark Thursday, save for a message to viewers: “Dream TV announces that it is unable to broadcast its shows due to a decision by Prime Minister Hesham Qandil … despite the legality of the … read more