Clashes between police forces and protesters, which have erupted intermittently since Monday afternoon, continued into Tuesday evening after protesters regrouped on Qasr Al-Eini Street adjacent to Tahrir Square. Protesters of unknown affiliations attempted to break into the Shura Council building … read more
Egypt’s prime minister said Monday that an agreement brokered by Cairo to stop the fighting between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza could be close. “Negotiations are going on as we speak, and I hope we will reach something soon … read more
Related Egypt army spokesman slams Quorsaya Island residents GIZA UPDATE: One dead from clashes over Quorsaya Island land Giza Quorsaya Island residents clash with military police over land rights Peace was disturbed, once again, on the Quorsaya island close to … read more
Activists, revolutionary groups and some politicians have called for mass protests across Upper Egypt governorates to demand the dismissal of Prime Minister Hesham Qandil in the wake of Saturday’s fatal train collision in Assiut that left 51 dead, the majority … read more
Fighting broke out on Monday evening during a mass demonstration to commemorate last year’s clashes on Mohamed Mahmoud Street, as police fired birdshots and teargas at demonstrators. At least one protester had difficulty breathing because of the teargas, while stones … read more
Egypt will pump the full amount of natural gas to Jordan as specified in a previous agreement by mid-December, according to Egypt’s petroleum minister. On Sunday, Petroleum Minister Osama Kamal said now that demand for gas from Egypt’s electricity sector … read more
Months-old internal divisions and ideological disagreements among the 100-member Constituent Assembly – the body tasked with writing Egypt’s new constitution – have reached a crescendo on Sunday as more than 30 non-Islamist members have decided to withdraw from the Assembly’s … read more
Ismailia security authorities foiled an attempt to break four imprisoned drug smugglers out of a police station Monday after the prisoners’ relatives attacked the station. The prisoners’ relatives, armed with firearms, bladed weapons and Molotov cocktails, reportedly stormed the station … read more
A convoy organised by several Egyptian political parties, revolutionary groups and independent activists has crossed into Rafah border Sunday night to show solidarity with the Palestinian people, currently suffering under fierce Israeli airstrikes that have killed at least 65 Palestinians … read more
The Interior Ministry warned against what it claimed were calls to break into government buildings Monday, when activists plan to memorialize last year’s clashes on Mohamed Mahmoud Street. So far there have been no calls to enter government buildings, but … read more