For the second time in a week, army officers faced off Wednesday with police forces. Forces from the military police and navy on Wednesday evening surrounded the Montazah Police department in Alexandria for an hour to release a navy officer … read more
A MiG-21 training aircraft crashed Wednesday north of Aswan, the military said without specifying what caused the incident. Military and civil police cordoned the crash site near al-Zeraat area in Ezbet al-Alfi, north of Aswan. Officials are still searching for … read more
Strong Egypt Party on Wednesday condemned the torching of Al-Jazeera television office in Tahrir, downtown Cairo. The office of the Qatar-based satellite network was set on fire by unknown assailants as protests in Mohamed Mahmoud street, which leads to the … read more
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr announced a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during a Nov. 21 news conference in Cairo. The cease-fire is expected to begin at 9 p.m. local time. Israeli … read more
Ongoing clashes near the Ministry of Interior in central Cairo have left one person dead, stirring anger at governmental reluctance to restructure the police and security forces. The dead protester has been named as Gaber Salah, known as Jica, a … read more
Security forces have arrested 118 protesters since Monday in ongoing clashes near the Ministry of Interior, the ministry said in a statement on its Facebook page Wednesday morning. Those arrested will be interrogated about why they took part in the … read more
Egypt’s constitution, to be drafted and ready to roll out by next month continues to face an uphill battle as more and more groups have withdrawn from its discussion, accusing the ultra-conservative Islamists of taking over the process. On Tuesday, … read more
A shell from Israeli side fell into the Egyptian territory in the Governorate of North Sinai by mistake on Monday, local eyewitnesses told Xinhua. The shell fell in a desert area in south of Rafah Crossing, which is adjacent with … read more
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said during a convoy visit to the Gaza Strip that the damage the convoy members saw resulting from the latest Israeli strikes on the territory is beyond what had previous been reported. “Prior to … read more
Communications and Information Technology Minister Hany Mahmoud said Tuesday that blocking pornographic websites would require parliamentary legislation, adding that the ministry is ready to implement a law once it is issued. At a meeting with the Egyptian-Canadian Business Council on … read more