Hundreds of Egyptians have attacked a courthouse in Cairo after a judge ordered the release on bail of 10 policemen charged with killing protesters during the uprising that forced President Hosni Mubarak from power earlier this year. Police officials said Monday that family members of the victims attacked the courthouse and later blocked a major […]
Riots in Egypt After Release of Policemen Accused of Protest Killings
Explosion Hits Egypt Gas Pipeline to Israel
Egyptian security officials say saboteurs have attacked a pipeline carrying natural gas into neighboring Israel and Jordan from the northern Sinai Peninsula. The attack took place early Monday near the town of Bir el-Abd when men with machine guns forced guards at a station along the pipeline to leave, then planted explosives which they activated […]
Explosion Hits Egypt Gas Pipeline to Israel
Egyptian security officials say a pipeline carrying natural gas into neighboring Israel and Jordan from the northern Sinai Peninsula has been hit by an explosion. There are no immediate reports of casualties from Monday’s blast. Armed gangs have attacked the pipeline twice since February, when an uprising toppled former president Hosni Mubarak and power was […]
Hundreds of Protesters Converge on Cairo’s Main Square
Hundreds of protesters are rallying in Cairo’s Tahrir Square demanding quick trials for ousted figures from the former regime of President Hosni Mubarak. Egyptian media say organizers are calling the gathering “Friday of Retribution” – a reference to their perceived slow pace of justice in Egypt under interim military rulers. The demonstrations come after violent […]
Clinton Says US to Renew Contact With Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the Obama administration will renew limited contact with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. The Islamist movement recently joined with 17 Egyptian political parties to establish what they call a pro-democracy platform for parliamentary elections scheduled for September. The coalition pledges to push for equality and democratic freedoms. The […]
1,000 Injured as Egyptian Police Clash with Protesters in Cairo
Egypt’s health ministry says violent confrontations between police and protesters in central Cairo have injured more than a thousand people in the largest outbreak of unrest to hit the Egyptian capital in weeks. Witnesses say most of those injured in the protests that began late Tuesday and lasted into Wednesday suffered smoke inhalation from tear […]
Clashes in Cairo Injure More Than 40
Clashes between Egyptian security forces and protesters in Cairo have injured more than 40 people Wednesday as demonstrators called for the country’s field marshal to step down. Demonstrators are frustrated with what they see as the slow prosecution of security officers believed to be responsible for the deaths of protesters during an 18-day uprising earlier […]
Egyptian Security Forces Clash with Cairo Protesters
Egyptian security forces firing tear gas have clashed with several hundred rock-throwing protesters in the capital, Cairo, leaving dozens of people injured. Clouds of smoke engulfed central Tahrir Square early Wednesday as police battled to regain control of Cairo’s streets from demonstrators, many of them family members of the more than 850 people killed during […]
Egyptian Court Orders Dissolution of Mubarak-Era Local Councils
An Egyptian court has ordered the dissolution of the country’s municipal councils, which were elected under ousted President Hosni Mubarak and dominated by his supporters. The Cairo administrative court issued the ruling Tuesday in response to complaints by citizens who accuse the councils of being corrupt. Mr. Mubarak’s now-dissolved National Democratic Party won more than […]
Amnesty: Egypt’s Army to Stop Forced Virginity Tests
Amnesty International says Egypt’s military rulers have acknowledged carrying out so-called “virginity tests” on female protesters and vowed to stop the much-criticized practice. The rights group said Monday that the head of Egypt’s military intelligence, Major General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, had justified the tests as a way to “protect” the army from possible rape allegations. […]