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Police fire water cannon to disperse Egypt rallies
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November 26, 2013 03:07 PM
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CAIRO: Egypt's police fired water cannons Tuesday to disperse two protests by dozens of secular anti-government activists in Cairo, the security forces' first implementation of a controversial new law forbidding protests held without a permit from authorities. The unrest points to the...
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Egypt expels Turkish ambassador, scales back diplomatic ties
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November 25, 2013 12:30 AM
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CAIRO:Egypt downgraded diplomatic relations over the weekend with Turkey and expelled its ambassador from Cairo, a sharp escalation in tensions between the two countries that mounted after a military coup ousted the country’s Islamist president this summer. In a quick reaction, Turkey reciprocated...
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Egypt prosecutor refers Mubarak to new trial
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November 24, 2013 08:00 PM
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CAIRO: A public prosecutor in Egypt has referred ousted longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak to a new trial on charges of embezzling state funds to build and renovate family homes. Public prosecutor Ahmed el-Bahrawi also referred two of Mubarak's sons, two government officials and two contractors...
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Memorial to Egyptian protesters damaged in Cairo
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November 19, 2013 10:54 AM
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CAIRO: Unknown assailants damaged early Tuesday the foundation in Cairo's famed Tahrir square for a future memorial dedicated to protesters killed in Egypt's revolutionary turmoil of the past 2 1/2 years. The attackers, mostly men in their early 20s, used rocks to chip away at the large...
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Al Ahly deliver eighth African club title
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November 11, 2013 12:03 AM
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CAIRO: Egypt’s Al Ahly retained their African Champions League title by beating South Africa’s Orlando Pirates 2-0 Sunday, with the match being played amid heavy security and preceded by clashes between fans and police outside the stadium in Cairo. In a highly charged atmosphere, goals from...
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Egypt's ousted president in prison hospital
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November 05, 2013 07:54 PM
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CAIRO: Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi spent his first night in a civilian penitentiary in a hospital room after he complained he wasn't feeling well, senior security officials said Tuesday. The Interior Ministry denied that the 62-year-old ousted president, who until his first day...
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Complaints claim Egypt satirist defamed military
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October 27, 2013 08:52 AM
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CAIRO: Egypt's top prosecutor received complaints Saturday against a popular television satirist less than 24 hours after he returned to the air, as the private TV station that airs his program sought to distance itself from its contents. The legal complaints and the reaction of the private...
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood faces wave of trials
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October 21, 2013 12:11 AM
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CAIRO: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood faces a wave of trials unlike any it has seen in its history, threatening to put a large number of its senior leaders behind bars for years, even life. Military-backed authorities determined to cripple the group are preparing prosecutions on charges...
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Egypt's Brotherhood vilifies army ahead of rallies
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October 03, 2013 07:47 PM
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CAIRO: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday sharply criticized the military for ousting the country's Islamist president, comparing its rule to that of Adolf Hitler, Roman emperor Nero or Mongol conqueror Hulagu Khan - remarks likely to stoke tensions ahead of rival rallies by supporters...
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Egypt's Tahrir Square gears up for rallies
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October 02, 2013 07:35 PM
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CAIRO: Egypt's army-backed interim government is sprucing up Cairo's famed Tahrir Square ahead of planned celebrations in honor of the military this weekend. Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi are also planning counter-rallies in the square, the center for Egypt's recent uprisings...
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Egypt Brotherhood youth reach out across ideology
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September 28, 2013 12:05 AM
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CAIRO: With the start of school this week, young activists of the Muslim Brotherhood have taken the lead in the group’s protests against the military coup that ousted Islamist President Mohammad Morsi. But their re-energized rallies at schools and universities are notably missing something:...
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Egypt’s ousted leader finally speaks to family
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September 18, 2013 10:15 PM
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CAIRO: Egypt’s ousted president, Mohammad Morsi, spoke with his family by telephone for the first time since the military removed him from office and detained him in a secret location more than two months ago, one of his lawyers said Wednesday. The phone calls come as authorities are...
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Egypt Muslim Brotherhood spokesman arrested
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September 17, 2013 05:06 PM
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CAIRO: Egyptian police arrested the main English-language spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday along with other senior members of the group, all charged with inciting violence, state media and a security official said. Gehad el-Haddad had appeared regularly in foreign media and became...
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New Egyptian petition: Run, General, run
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September 16, 2013 06:04 PM
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CAIRO: A group of Egyptian professionals, lawyers and ex-army officers have launched a campaign to collect signatures urging the country's military chief to run for president, just two months after he ousted the first elected leader.Organizer Rifai Nasrallah, a judge, said the goal of the petition...
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Al-Jazeera launches legal action against Egypt
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September 12, 2013 02:48 PM
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CAIRO: The Qatar-based Al-Jazeera TV is taking legal action in international courts against the Egyptian government for closing its offices, jamming its signals and arresting its reporters, the network said Thursday.Al-Jazeera said it also appealed to the United Nations to "ensure that freedom of...
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