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  • February 8, 2014

    16 Morsi supporters killed and more than 200 wounded in Cairo

    The Egyptian health ministry has revealed that 16 supporters of President Mohammed Morsi have been killed in attacks by opposition protesters in the Cairo suburb of Giza. More than...

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  • February 8, 2014

    Head of Tunisia’s Al-Nahda Party tells Egyptians to stand up for their rights

    The leader of Tunisia’s Al-Nahda Party has called on anti-coup protesters in Egypt to stand up for their rights and reject the removal of President Mohamed Morsi. Shaikh Rashid...

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  • February 8, 2014

    Arbitrary detentions signal return of police state

    The arbitrary detention of Muslim Brotherhood members signals the return of a police state, a movement spokesman has said. “That is why the Brotherhood cannot accept the coup against...

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  • February 8, 2014

    Al-Azhar scholars call for grand shaikh to resign

    Al-Azhar Scholars’ Front has said that the legal president of Egypt is the freely-elected Mohamed Morsi. It called for Al-Azhar University and Mosque’s Grand Shaikh Ahmed al-Tayyip, who offered...

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  • February 8, 2014

    Governor of western province resigns

    The governor of the western province, Dr Ahmad Al Beely, has today resigned from his post in protest against the military coup. He has also announced his decision to...

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  • February 8, 2014

    Pro-Morsi protesters take to the streets of Egypt

    Massive crowds of pro-Morsi demonstrators have taken to the streets of Egypt after the Alliance of Pro-Morsi Legitimacy called for protests in support of the democratically-elected president who was...

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  • February 8, 2014

    Key issues behind timing of the coup

    A key aide of Egypt’s President Morsi has revealed the three key decisions which appear to have been behind the timing of the military coup this week. They would...

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  • February 8, 2014

    Post-coup casualties rise in Egypt

    The Egyptian health ministry has revealed that 30 people were killed in the country’s anti-coup demonstrations on Friday. Four hundred and sixty protesters needed hospital treatment. As protesters approached...

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  • February 8, 2014

    Brotherhood lists six goals for protests

    The information advisor of the Freedom and Justice Party has issued a list of six goals for the protests against this week’s military coup in Egypt. Writing on his...

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  • February 8, 2014

    Police open fire while anti-coup protesters pray

    Video Egyptian police opened fire towards anti-coup protesters on Friday while they were praying in front of the El-Arish Governorate building in north Sinai. The shooting was apparently intended...

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