30 June Protests
Minya churches maintain security precautions
Egypt
July 16, 2013
Minya churches maintain security precautions
A number of churches in the Upper Egypt governorate of Minya have maintained the security measures adopted since nationwide protests…
Profile: Magda Haroun, Egypt’s Jewish community chief
Features/Interviews
July 16, 2013
Profile: Magda Haroun, Egypt’s Jewish community chief
Magda Shehata Haroun was chosen to head the Egyptian Jewish community because of her young age, notwithstanding her remarkable personality.…
Muslim Brotherhood rejects presidency’s call for national reconciliation
Egypt
July 16, 2013
Muslim Brotherhood rejects presidency’s call for national reconciliation
The Muslim Brotherhood rejected on Tuesday a call by presidential media advisor Ahmed al-Meslemany to take part in national reconciliation…
Interview: Magda Haroun, head of Egypt’s Jewish community
Egypt
July 16, 2013
Interview: Magda Haroun, head of Egypt’s Jewish community
"The daughter of Israel's enemy has become the president of the Jewish community in Egypt." So said Yedioth Ahronoth, describing…
Gunmen fire on Sheikh Zuwayed police station
Egypt
July 16, 2013
Gunmen fire on Sheikh Zuwayed police station
Unknown gunmen fired on the Sheikh Zuwayed Police Station in North Sinai Tuesday. No casualties were reported. Eyewitnesses said…
Tense aftermath prevails after Morsy ouster
Egypt
July 16, 2013
Tense aftermath prevails after Morsy ouster
The tense aftermath of the 30 June protests and the subsequent overthrow of President Mohamed Morsy has continued with another…
Egypt prosecutor orders arrest of Brotherhood figures
Egypt
July 15, 2013
Egypt prosecutor orders arrest of Brotherhood figures
Egypt's public prosecutor ordered the arrest of seven senior Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist figures on Monday over violence between Brotherhood…
Morsy removal fuels Sinai Islamist militancy
Egypt
July 15, 2013
Morsy removal fuels Sinai Islamist militancy
Within hours of Egypt's elected president being overthrown this month, militant fellow Islamists in the Sinai peninsula were talking of…
Morsy to be interrogated shortly
Egypt
July 15, 2013
Morsy to be interrogated shortly
The Supreme State Security Prosecution has not yet interrogated ousted President Mohamed Morsy on charges of espionage and incitement to…
Military denies “coup” in new video
Egypt
July 15, 2013
Military denies “coup” in new video
The Morale Affairs Department of the Armed Forces presented on Sunday a documentary film entitled “People’s army,” in which it…