Egypt PM: No civil war, elections within 9 months
Egyptian interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi said on Tuesday that he did not fear that a civil war would erupt in the country, adding that Egypt will have “some continuous problems in the coming...
View ArticleMob attacks on churches in Egypt as authorities look the other way
Human Rights Watch has urged the Egyptian authorities to act to protect churches and religious institutions which have been under attack since the country’s interim government began its crackdown on...
View ArticleSinai television building attacked
Gunmen attacked North Sinai’s television building early on Thursday and exchanged fire with security forces. Eyewitnesses said that the assailants hid in nearby residences and fired shots on the...
View Article78 dead, 203 arrested in Egypt’s Sinai
Egyptian police and army forces killed 78 armed terrorist elements in Sinai, 32 of which are non-Egyptians, and injured 116 others, a statement for the Armed Forces’ spokesman has said. The spokesman...
View ArticleIn Egypt, Morsi supporters march from mosques
Supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi staged marches from several Cairo and Giza mosques on Friday. The demonstrators marched from mosques in Helwan, Zatoun, Nasr City, Abbasiya, Matarya and...
View ArticleEgypt adjourns Mubarak trial to September 14
A criminal court has adjourned ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s trial on charges of failing to prevent the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that toppled him to September 14. Mubarak’s two...
View ArticleIn Egypt, Islamist preacher, Salafist activist detained over December clashes
Egypt’s prosecution has ordered the arrest of Islamist Preacher Abdullah Badr and Salafist Activist Gamal Saber for 15 days pending investigations on charges of inciting the murder of protesters near...
View ArticleSalafi party joins Egypt’s national committee to finalize constitution
The Salafi Nour Party said on Sunday it will join a 50-member national committee to finalize the constitution after the party sensed that the amendments made by a committee of 10 constitutional experts...
View ArticleEgypt forms constitutional amendment committee
CAIRO: Egypt’s interim President Adli Mansour issued a presidential decree on Sunday announcing the formation of the 50-member committee that is assigned to draft the final amendments of the...
View ArticleEgypt expels Al Jazeera journalists
CAIRO: Egypt deported three Al Jazeera journalists on Sunday, days after the Qatari-owned channel carried appeals from leaders of ousted President Mohamed Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood to stage protests...
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