Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood expelled five of its members for setting up a political party in defiance of the group’s own Freedom and Justice party, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. The Brotherhood’s Guidance Council decided to bar the five members of … read more
Egypt’s military leadership is considering delaying parliamentary elections now planned for September to give election planners and new political parties more time to organize, say people close to Egypt’s ruling military council, a move that could benefit secular Egyptian politicians. … read more
The quarrel on a bridge spanning the Nile went like this…. A driver stops to gawk at protesters crowding the sidewalks along the bridge. Traffic is snarled. Tempers flare and car horns blare. A well-dressed man jumps out of his … read more
In what appears to becoming commonplace in Egypt, clashes broke out on Monday between protesters and security after a Cairo court released 7 police officers on bail accused of killing protesters during an uprising that ousted the former government in … read more
Armed men and vendors attacked protesters in Tahrir Square on Sunday as clashes continued for hours, leaving many injured. “The vendors always existed in Tahrir, but today around 6 p.m. they joined dozens of armed men in plainclothes who attacked … read more
Saboteurs blew up a pipeline carrying gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan on Monday, forcing a shutdown in the flow of gas, Egyptian security sources said. The explosion took place in the early morning at a station along the … read more
The trial began on Sunday of 48 people accused of involvement in deadly Muslim-Christian clashes in May that left 12 people dead, a judicial official said. A new dock was created in the courtroom in order to separate the Muslim … read more
Egypt has cancelled plans to borrow 3 billion dollars from the International Monetary Fund because of conditions that violated the country’s national sovereignty and a public outcry that warned against terms that were blamed for impoverishing many Egyptians. According to … read more
Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister Yahia al-Gamal on Sunday accused the United States and Israel of fomenting religious tensions to weaken his country. “The United States and Israel are behind the religious sedition in Egypt” as “they realize this is the … read more
Islam Lotfy may look like your average 35-year-old Cairene. He’s dark, clean-shaven, slightly chubby and wears glasses. There’s nothing in his appearance that hints at his Islamist identity, save for the prayer mark on his forehead. Lotfy is, in fact, … read more