Egypt’s president summons Parliament chamber
Mohammed Morsi has ordered Parliament’s upper chamber to convene after the release of results of a referendum that gives it temporary powers.
View Article7 dead, 480 injured in Egypt violence
At least seven people have been killed and 480 injured after violence erupted across Egypt, as thousands took to the streets to deliver an angry backlash against President Mohammed Morsi.
View ArticleMorsi declares state of emergency
Egypts President Mohammed Morsi has declared a state of emergency in three provinces hit by rioting which has left dozens dead.
View ArticleMorsi: Jew comments out of context
Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi is defending comments that he made in 2010 referring to Jews as “the descendants of apes and pigs.”
View ArticleMorsi vows to protect state buildings
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has vowed to act with force to protect state buildings.
View ArticleBloodiest week under Morsi
A man shot during protests in Cairo has died of his wounds increasing to 57 the death toll in the bloodiest week of President Mohammed Morsi’s seven months in power.
View ArticleSecurity arrests 93 over Egypt protest violence
Egyptian security arrested 93 people in connection with violence that erupted during mass protests held against Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, an official at the Interior Ministry says.
View ArticleMorsi men plan Ethiopia dam sabotage
An aide to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has apologised after she failed to inform politicians holding talks with the president that they were live on air, showing them cook up plans to sabotage a...
View ArticleEdgy Egyptians stock up on food, fuel
Egyptians are stocking up on food, fuel and cash ahead of protests this weekend against President Mohammed Morsi that many fear will be the most violent and disruptive this year.
View ArticleEgypt’s Morsi party offices torched
Two offices of the Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of President Mohammed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood, have been torched.
View ArticleJudge sworn in as Egypt interim president
Egypt’s chief justice Adly Mansour has been sworn in as the country’s interim president, a day after the military ousted and detained Mohammed Morsi following a week of massive protests.
View ArticleMore dead in overnight Egypt violence
At least 26 people have been killed in clashes across Egypt as tens of thousands of supporters of deposed president Mohammed Morsi turned out to protest his ousting.
View ArticleEgypt: Interim president meets with army chief
Adli Mansour held talks with the army chief and interior minister following violence between supporters and opponents of ousted leader Mohammed Morsi.
View ArticleEgyptians throng streets to support revolt
Egypt’s interim government is set to announce a new prime minister, after hundreds of thousands of people rallied across the country in support of the overthrow of president Mohammed Morsi.
View ArticleMuslim Brotherhood: Egypt police clearing protests
The Muslim Brotherhood has said that police had moved in on a protest in Cairo in support of deposed President Mohammed Morsi.
View ArticleNew Islamist uprising call
Fifty-one people have been killed where it is believed Mohammed Morsi is detained, prompting an Islamist call for an uprising amid US appeals for restraint.
View ArticleSA based Egyptians want Morsi reinstated
A group of Egyptians in South Africa says ousted President Mohammed Morsi was not given enough resources to run a country torn apart by an uprising that toppled long-serving president, Hosni Mubarak.
View ArticleEgypt braces for more protests
Backers and opponents of Mohammed Morsi are to hold rival rallies in Cairo, raising fears of violence over the military’s overthrow of the Islamist president.
View ArticleEgypt new cabinet closer
Egypt’s new prime minister has planned further talks on forming a cabinet, as prosecutors look at criminal complaints against ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi.
View ArticleSA may recall Egypt ambassador – report
International Relations Ministers Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has reportedly said South Africa may recall its ambassador to Egypt because it views the overthrow of former president Mohammed Morsi as a coup....
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