Egypt
Prosecutors order Brotherhood guide arrest over Republican Guard violence
July 10, 2013
Prosecutors order Brotherhood guide arrest over Republican Guard violence
Egypt’s Public Prosecution ordered on Wednesday the arrest and interrogation of Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie over accusations of…
Imam interrogated for inciting violence against authorities
July 10, 2013
Imam interrogated for inciting violence against authorities
Prosecutors at Qalyubiya's Obour City on Wednesday have ordered a local imam be interrogated for allegedly inciting people to violently…
Gunmen open fire on security positions in Sinai, no casualties
July 10, 2013
Gunmen open fire on security positions in Sinai, no casualties
Unknown gunmen opened fire on two security positions in the Sinai Tuesday. Security sources and eyewitnesses said masked gunmen in…
Rows over Egypt’s constitutional decree signal hurdles ahead
July 10, 2013
Rows over Egypt’s constitutional decree signal hurdles ahead
Egypt's main political players raised objections on Tuesday to a new constitutional decree, highlighting challenges the military-backed transitional administration might…
Coroners: Civilians, officers killed by live fire, buckshot at Republican Guard House
July 10, 2013
Coroners: Civilians, officers killed by live fire, buckshot at Republican Guard House
Civilians and security officers were killed by live ammunition and buckshot outside the Republican Guard House in east Cairo Monday,…
Pro-Morsy protesters threaten suicides if leader not released
July 10, 2013
Pro-Morsy protesters threaten suicides if leader not released
Angry supporters of Mohamed Morsy have threatened to commit suicide if the ousted president is not released and returned to…
Egypt Muslim Brotherhood spurns cabinet offer
July 10, 2013
Egypt Muslim Brotherhood spurns cabinet offer
The Muslim Brotherhood group of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsy will spurn an offer to join a new interim government,…
Interim constitution rejected by Church, NSF and Salafis
July 10, 2013
Interim constitution rejected by Church, NSF and Salafis
A transitional Constitutional Declaration issued early Tuesday by Egypt’s interim president, Adly Mansour, has drawn criticism by politicians and religious…
Factbox: Revered Egyptian liberal economist, Hazem al-Beblawi
July 9, 2013
Factbox: Revered Egyptian liberal economist, Hazem al-Beblawi
Hazem al-Beblawi, who was appointed on Tuesday to form a new government in Egypt, is a liberal economist. His appointment…
Unique Egyptian sphinx unearthed in north Israel
July 9, 2013
Unique Egyptian sphinx unearthed in north Israel
Part of an ancient Egyptian king's unique sphinx was unveiled at a dig in northern Israel on Tuesday, with researchers…