Egypt
Amr Moussa slams protesters for attempting to break into Defense Ministry
May 5, 2012
Amr Moussa slams protesters for attempting to break into Defense Ministry
Presidential hopeful Amr Moussa criticized attempts by some protesters to cross the barbed wire in front of the Defense Ministry…
Tantawi attends funeral for soldier shot dead in Abbasseya clashes
May 5, 2012
Tantawi attends funeral for soldier shot dead in Abbasseya clashes
Head of the ruling military council Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi attended on Saturday the military funeral of Samir Anwar Ismail,…
Egypt Independent photographer undergoing treatment after injury and detention
May 5, 2012
Egypt Independent photographer undergoing treatment after injury and detention
An Egypt Independent photographer is undergoing medical treatment after being injured and subsequently detained by the military while covering the…
Traffic flows normally in Abbasseya following clashes
May 5, 2012
Traffic flows normally in Abbasseya following clashes
Egyptian state television reports that the Abbasseya area of Cairo was calm Saturday morning following violent clashes on Friday as…
Notable sheikh accuses army of desecrating mosque as Napoleon did two centuries ago
May 5, 2012
Notable sheikh accuses army of desecrating mosque as Napoleon did two centuries ago
Prominent Sheikh Hafez Salamah has said that military police raided the Nour Mosque in Abbasseya on Friday and entered the…
Update: Saudi ambassador to return to Egypt on Saturday, embassy to double efforts
May 5, 2012
Update: Saudi ambassador to return to Egypt on Saturday, embassy to double efforts
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Egypt will return to Cairo on Saturday, the Saudi embassy said in a statement, after he…
Khaled Ali accuses SCAF of attempting to abort revolution
May 5, 2012
Khaled Ali accuses SCAF of attempting to abort revolution
Presidential hopeful Khaled Ali described the forcible breakup of the protest near the Defense Ministry in Abbasseya as an attempt…
Mass arrest of protesters, journalists reported at Defense Ministry
May 5, 2012
Mass arrest of protesters, journalists reported at Defense Ministry
The military prosecution has decided to detain 179 protesters for 15 days after being accused of various charges in Friday’s…
54 Egyptians arrive in Cairo after being deported from Malta
May 5, 2012
54 Egyptians arrive in Cairo after being deported from Malta
Fifty-four Egyptian nationals arrived at the Cairo International Airport from Malta on Saturday after they were arrested for illegally entered…
Muslim Brotherhood condemns the use of violence by security forces, protesters
May 5, 2012
Muslim Brotherhood condemns the use of violence by security forces, protesters
In a statement Friday, the Muslim Brotherhood condemned violent tactics used by the security forces against protesters Friday, calling on…