30 June Protests
129 diplomats issue statement supporting protesters
Egypt
July 2, 2013
129 diplomats issue statement supporting protesters
More than one hundred diplomats have signed a statement in which they declared their support for the "legitimate demands of…
Protesters close presidential palace gates with chains
Egypt
July 2, 2013
Protesters close presidential palace gates with chains
Protesters have closed four gates of the Qubba presidential palace with chains and staged a sit-in in its gardens until…
30 June Front picks ElBaradei to negotiate transition
Egypt
July 2, 2013
30 June Front picks ElBaradei to negotiate transition
The 30 June Front, which emerged out of the opposition Tamarod campaign, said on Tuesday that it has delegated Mohamed…
Latest wave of resignations as Cabinet, Presidency spokesmen quit
Egypt
July 2, 2013
Latest wave of resignations as Cabinet, Presidency spokesmen quit
Spokesmen for Egypt's Cabinet and Presidency quit on Tuesday, the latest in a string of resignations from President Mohamed Morsy's…
Police foil attempt to storm Kerdasa police station
Egypt
July 2, 2013
Police foil attempt to storm Kerdasa police station
Several skirmishes between members of Islamic movements and police officers occurred on Tuesday morning.
Press review: Egypt’s uncertain future
Egypt
July 2, 2013
Press review: Egypt’s uncertain future
“The last warning,” reads a red, bold headline at the top of flagship state-owned daily Al-Ahram’s front-page. The same…
Army “protects secularism, spreads communism,” Jama’a al-Islamiya claims
Egypt
July 2, 2013
Army “protects secularism, spreads communism,” Jama’a al-Islamiya claims
The army's Monday statement represents a "prelude to the empowerment of communism and secularism," according to Jama'a al-Islamyiya Shura Council…
Poll: 73% of Egyptians say Morsy has not made proper decisions
Egypt
July 2, 2013
Poll: 73% of Egyptians say Morsy has not made proper decisions
73 percent of Egyptians believe President Mohamed Morsy has not made the right decisions since he assumed office in July…
Iran urges Egypt army to respect ‘vote of people’
Egypt
July 2, 2013
Iran urges Egypt army to respect ‘vote of people’
TEHRAN- Iran on Tuesday called on the Egyptian military to support national reconciliation and respect the "vote of the people"…
FM becomes fifth cabinet official to resign
Egypt
July 2, 2013
FM becomes fifth cabinet official to resign
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr submitted his resignation early Tuesday, becoming the fifth cabinet minister to leave their post amid…