Egypt's opposition rebel movement (named “Tamarod” in Arabic) announced early Monday a deadline for President Mohammed Mursi to cede power. The group gave Mursi until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday to quit, threatening escalated protests if he doesn’t. "(Mursi) has until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2 to leave power. He must do
Two teenage sisters blamed for damaging their family's reputation have been killed in Pakistan after they made a video of themselves dancing in the rain, according to media reports. The video, thought to be shot six months ago, shows the two girls, Noor Basra and Noor Sheza, aged 15 and 16, playing
Egyptian clerics expressed joy last week over the brutal murders of four Shiites in the Giza-district village of Zavia Abu Muslam. About 3,000 Sunnis murdered the four, beating them and burning their houses down. The incident was recorded on video. Among those killed was prominent cleric Sheik Hassan Shehata. The Middle East Media
Egypt's main opposition coalition on Sunday urged hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi to stay on the streets until their goals are achieved, AFP reports. In a statement entitled "Revolution Statement 1", they urged "all the revolutionary forces and all citizens to maintain their peaceful (rallies) in
One year after President Mohammed Mursi came to office, foreign investors are still waiting for reassurances it is safe to return to Egypt as many grow increasingly concerned about the economy. Cairo’s stock market was today braced for the worst, amid fears of renewed violence following days of anti-Mursi protests in which several people
If you’ve heard of “Tamarod,” Egypt’s increasingly popular oppositional petition against the presidency, then you may know about “Tagarod” – a recently launched rival campaign. The competing campaign is still considered a fresh start-up, but its popularity has skyrocketed, with supporters championing the country’s Islamist President Mohammad Mursi. Its high vote counts may
An Egyptian woman who gave birth to a baby girl has named her daughter “Tamarud” or “Rebel” after the opposition grassroots campaign of the same name, the opposition group’s website reported Sunday. Ayman Zain, a doctor working for a field hospital in Tahrir Square, helped the opposition supporter give birth to Tamarud
Egyptians are bracing for what is rapidly developing into another potential revolution, this time against a democratically elected leader, albeit an Islamist backed by the Muslim Brotherhood. Sunday is the first anniversary of the inauguration of President Mohammed Morsi. But by afternoon, Egyptians in Cairo are resigned to seeing their
Thousands of people converged on Tahrir Square in Cairo Sunday to demand the resignation of President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, on the one-year anniversary of his ascent to power. {youtube}VENFGovfqnI{/youtube} Demonstrators waved red cards and chanted "irhal" ("leave"), promising to camp in the square until Morsi resigns, Al Jazeera reported. Some wore black
A member of Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood was shot dead in an attack on the group's office in the Nile Delta town of Zakazik on Thursday, the website of the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram reported. The incident took place a day before the start of a wave of opposition protests who will demand the ouster
