Ziad Bahaa El-Din, founding member of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, has been offered to become Egypt's new Prime Minister, sources told the website of the Egyptian daily Al Ahram on Sunday. Mohamed ElBaradei, who was a vocal critic of the Muslim Brotherhood rule, is set to be appointed as vice president, the newspaper
Egypt’s stock market opened higher on Sunday as some investors continued to cheer the ouster of President Mohamed Mursi, despite fresh political turmoil over the weekend. The main stock index opened 1.5 percent higher and was up 1.2 percent after several minutes of trade. Turnover was thin and buying focused on small-caps rather than
More than 30 people were reportedly killed in violence in Egypt, including the Sinai Peninsula, over the weekend. The clashes are between supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi on one side, and Egyptian security and Muslim Brotherhood opponents on the other. A video that is being featured on many websites and social networks shows
Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich said on Saturday that the fall of Mohamed Morsi is a blow to Hamas, the islamist terror movement that rules Gaza. He noted, however, that Israel's security arms had good relations with Morsi. "We had good relations on the security and intelligence levels with Morsi, as well," Aharonovich said.
Egypt's new transitional government has received thanks from Rokaya Sadat, the daughter of former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat. “I thank the Egyptian people for the demonstrations of June 30 that led to Morsi’s downfall. I thank you, because you have helped to avenge my father’s blood,” she said. Anwar Sadat was assassinated
U.S. President Barack Obama held a meeting with members of his national security team on Thursday to discuss the ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, a White House spokeswoman said, according to Politico. Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry were among those joining the meeting in the White House
At least one Egyptian soldier was killed and two were wounded as Islamist gunmen opened fire on the El Arish airport in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and at three military checkpoints early on Friday, state television reported. According to the report, the attackers fired rocket-propelled grenades at the army checkpoints outside the
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr on Thursday told his American counterpart John Kerry that the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi had not been a military coup. "The American side is a strategic partner for Egypt and the welfare of the Egypt is important to them," said Amr in a telephone call
Yesterday, the Egyptian military moved into Cairo to seize the government after President Morsi, the first democratically elected president of Egypt, refused to respond to the demands of protesters. We asked our Aleteia Experts what they think the situation means for the Egyptian people, the Christian minority, and Arab world politics.
Violence in Egypt has been renewed, some 24 hours after elected president Mohamed Morsi was deposed by the military. Egyptian media reported that there were clashes Thursday afternoon between supporters of Morsi and security forces at A-Nahda, near Cairo University. Several protesters climbed atop military armored personnel carriers and called out slogans against
