A video posted on the internet Tuesday showing what appeared to be supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohammad Mursi beating child at Cairo’s Ramses Square has gone viral. Thousands of Islamists poured into the square after breaking their Ramadan fast on Monday seeking to organize a sit-in there, threatening to paralyze traffic
The first Egyptian Cabinet since the overthrow of Islamist president Mohammad Mursi was sworn in on Tuesday, granting liberal opposition members key portfolios. The Muslim Brotherhood, the influential movement from which Mursi hails, rejected the 35-member cabinet, with spokesman Gehad El-Haddad telling AFP: “We don’t recognize its legitimacy or its authority.” The
Egypt’s interim government voiced “strong resentment” on Tuesday at comments by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan backing ousted Islamist president Mohammad Mursi. The foreign ministry expressed “strong resentment at comments like these, which... represent a clear intervention in internal Egyptian affairs,” its spokesman Badr Abdelatty said. The Turkish premier said on Sunday
Seven people have died and scores have been left wounded after a night of violence on the streets of Cairo. The clashes came as supporters of the deposed Muslim Brotherhood-backed President Mohammed Morsi, continue to oppose what they are calling a "military coup" by the military against his rule. Morsi was
In an opinion piece published in the Washington Post, Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham have called on the Obama administration to cut off the aid the U.S. provides to Egypt. “Mohammed Morsi’s presidency was a huge missed opportunity. He placed himself above the law, failed to govern inclusively or capably, pursued a
Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon approved on Monday a request by the Egyptian military to bring in two more infantry battalions into the Sinai Peninsula, as part of Egypt’s ongoing crackdown on terrorists operating in the region. One battalion will enter the Rafiah area in order to prevent smuggling of terrorists and arms from Gaza
Iran is moving "closer and closer" to building a nuclear weapon and Israel may have to act before the United States does, Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned Sunday. "They're edging up to the red line. They haven't crossed it yet," Netanyahu said on CBS News's "Face the Nation." "They're getting closer and
Unidentified gunmen opened fire on an IDF position on the border with the Sinai Desert Sunday evening. The two masked gunmen reportedly opened fire before escaping into the desert in an all-terrain vehicle, according to Channel 10 News. No one was injured in the clash, and it was not immediately clear who was
Egyptian General Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, who removed Islamist president Mohammad Mursi from power following a popular uprising, has been nominated to become first deputy prime minister, Egyptian media reported on Monday. The daily al-Masry al-Youm quoted “informed sources” as saying that Gen. Sisi will also keep his post as defence minister. Egypt's
Egyptian police arrested four men suspected of cutting off the finger of a civilian who supposedly attempted to steal the belongings of a protestor in a Cairo square, Egypt Independent reported on Monday, quoting the Middle East News Agency (MENA). The square of Rabea al-Adawiya is the scene of an ongoing sit-in by the supporters
