Egypt’s media, both public and private, have lined up behind the government in portraying its fight against the Muslim Brotherhood as a “war on terror” and vilifying foreign journalists. As police and troops chase down members of the Islamist group, from which ousted president Mohamed Mursi hails, the media have taken part in
Mohammed Badie, the Supreme Guide of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, was arrested shortly after midnight on Monday in northern Cairo, Egypt’s interior ministry said, according to Al Ahram. Ministry spokesman Abdel-Fattah Osman was quoted as having said in a television interview that Badie was hiding in a building in Cairo’s Nasr City district near Rabaa
Ousted Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi has been accused of complicity in the death of protesters, AFP reported on Monday quoting judicial sources. State news agency MENA had reported that the public prosecutor ordered the detention of the deposed president for15 days pending an investigation into allegations he participated in “violent acts.” On Thursday, Egyptian
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior released a video on Monday claiming to show Muslim Brotherhood “snipers” firing on security forces last week while a protester camp in Cairo was being dispersed. The video shows aerial shots seemingly taken from a helicopter, and other shots that appear to be filmed from a high-rise building. A
Members of Congress are split over whether the U.S. should cut off military aid to Egypt, highlighting the difficult choices facing the Obama administration amid spiraling violence on the streets of an important Middle East ally. Democratic leaders have generally supported the president’s approach. But on Sunday, Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison said he
German chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that stopping arms shipments to Egypt would be an appropriate way to put pressure on the country as it is gripped by deadly violence, AFP reported. Speaking to German television station ZDF, Merkel said arms exports to Egypt could be "subject to measures which clearly show
Negotiations with Israel are paying off already for the Palestinian Authority (PA). The United States' consul general in Jerusalem, Michael Ratney, signed an agreement Sunday with PA caretaker prime minister Rami Hamdallah, according to which the U.S. will pay the PA $148 million. PA finance minister Shukri Bishara witnessed the ceremony along with
Egypt closed its Rafah border crossing in Sinai on Monday after a deadly attack nearby that killed 24 policeman, a border official has said. The crossing is the only way most Palestinians in Gaza can leave the territory. Last week, Egypt said it would close the crossing indefinitely, but it was partially reopened
Nine Egyptian pro-Morsi supporters were deported from Kuwait for participating in rallies in front of the Egyptian Embassy, according to state media KUNA. The protest, organized by a group of former Kuwaiti MPs, was held at the consulate in Roudha to publicly condemn the military crackdown on pro-Morsi activists in Egypt. They also criticized
The Egyptian Coptic church has released a statement backing the country's military-backed government, and slamming the western media for its coverage of the violence in Egypt, which has killed more than 600 people. Referring to perceived sympathy for the Muslim Brotherhood by western media outlets, the statement, translated by Al Arabiya, called on the
