Two citizens were killed and ten people were injured, five of whom were security personnel, Sunday morning in clashes between security forces and residents of Qarasiya, Giza in a dispute over a plot of land. The Armed Forces had set … read more
A Palestinian delegation headed by Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal met with an Egyptian delegation on Saturday and demanded Egypt ease the blockade on Gaza via the Gaza-Egypt border and that Israel must stop assassinating Hamas leaders as conditions for cease-fire. … read more
A group of technical advisers helping to write Egypt’s new constitution resigned on Saturday, saying they would draw up a draft of their own because their voices were not being heard, state news agency MENA said. The resignations further complicate … read more
Militant rocket fire into Israel subsided during the night but resumed in the morning with three rockets fired at the nearby coastal city of Ashkelon, the Israeli army said. “As of now we have struck more than 1,000 targets, so … read more
Acting Coptic Orthodox Pope Bishop Pachomius announced Saturday that the Egyptian churches were officially withdrawing their three members from the Constituent Assembly. Speaking at a press conference, Pachomius said that “the Egyptian churches [have] sensed discomfort at the trends that … read more
The Independent Trade Union for Metro Workers threatened Saturday to organize a new strike if the Public Prosecution summoned any metro workers for interrogation over the strike that took place in Cairo Wednesday. The union said in a statement that … read more
More than 33 political and activist forces call for demonstrations to take place on Friday 23 November in memory of the violent events of Cairo’s downtown Mohamed Mahmoud Street. Prolonged street battles erupted between protesters in November 2011 after security … read more
Egypt’s Transport Minister Rashad El-Metini has been called for interrogation by the public prosecution, and banned from leaving the country after announcing his resignation following the deaths of 50 school children in a fatal bus accident in Upper Egypt on … read more
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Kamel Amr has called on the United States to intervene and end “Israeli aggression” on the Gaza Strip, state media reported on Thursday. Amr “requested that the United States immediately intervene to stop Israeli aggression on the … read more
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced plans to visit Cairo on Saturday for a meeting with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to discuss ongoing Israeli belligerence against the besieged Gaza Strip. “We will hold a joint press conference in … read more