Latest in Tag: Clashes Highlight
Latest in Tag: Clashes

6 April announces Mohamed Mahmoud Street demonstrations
Group says protests will commemorate the third anniversary of deadly clashes
Flash protest in Mohamed Mahmoud Street in downtown Cairo
Timing and location were highly symbolic, as the protest took place two days before the anniversary of the Mohamed Mahmoud Street clashes of 2011

Cairo University students react to security measures on campus
Students say security measures are necessary but criticise enforcement

Suicide bombers in Libya include Egyptians: reports
ISIS-affiliated website publishes images of alleged suicide bombers in Libya, claiming they are group members

Shoukry discusses Libya developments with Emirati, Libyan counterparts
Egyptian and Libyan foreign ministers discuss cooperation

43 arrested in Fayoum over attacks on state institutions
Fayoum incident comes alongside crackdown at Friday protests leading to further arrests in Alexandria and Beheira

President appoints new deans to 7 university faculties
Decisions in line with legal amendments made by the president, allowing him to appoint university staff
Egypt renews support for Libya’s ‘legitimate institutions’
Announcement comes days after top Libyan court orders dissolution of Libya’s parliament

Egypt expresses concern over continued Al-Aqsa Mosque violence
Over past 3 weeks clashes have flared in Jerusalem between Israeli police and Palestinians
Morsi’s nephew sentenced to life for attacking fellow student
The nephew of former president Mohamed Morsi was sentenced to life imprisonment on Saturday for the attempted murder of a fellow student at Zagazig University, state media reported. Mohamed Said, 25, was a law student at the university until May, when he was suspended due to charges in several different court cases. The charges leading …

132 arrested attempting to illegally enter Libya
Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reiterated travel warnings to Libya due to ongoing conflicts between rival militias and has called on Egyptians residing there to exercise utmost caution and keep away from armed clashes.
Child dead, 6 injured in Matariya clashes
Cause of death still to be officially confirmed, says health ministry

University professors gain government assurances on new law
9 March movement vows to continue working to “defend the independence of universities and academic freedoms”
Aswan tribal violence trial postponed
163 defendants for the clashes between the Arab Bani Hilal and the Nubian Daboudya tribes that left 26 dead

Amnesty International condemns heavy handed tactics at Egyptian Universities
Student protesters injured by tear gas and shot gun pellets
In Pictures: Riot police surround universities as students clash with private security company
Students in university campuses across Egypt held protests Sunday condemning the arrest of fellow students, clashing with members of private security company Falcon. The company’s personnel retreated from their positions as they were chased by students. In Cairo University, security forces intervened, blocking the roads leading to campus and troops from the Central Security …

Students Against the Coup protest Al-Sisi’s visit to Cairo University
Students organised a protest in Tahrir Square, ahead of scheduled visit

University Students vow to return for more protests despite security threats
Securing the educational process appears an uphill battle in Egypt’s turbulent campuses

Anti-Coup Alliance calls for partial strike
Escalation comes after the pro-Morsi alliance organised weekly protests throughout the past year

Final death sentences handed to 12 for policeman’s death in Kerdasa
The policeman was shot dead during a massive security operation in the village

Egyptians exempted from fees to cross into Tunisia
Measure comes after Egypt’s foreign minister’s visit to Tunisia-Libya border area where Egyptians have been stuck for days

Al-Sisi discusses situation in Libya with UN Secretary General’s special envoy to Sahel
Egypt reiterates its concern over Libya violence which prompted the evacuation of UN staff from the country
At least 7 dead in airport clashes amid mounting concerns on Libya violence
Amid escalating violence, voices calling on Libyan parties to end fighting and engage in dialogue are raised
US urges constructive dialogue in Libya, as violence continues
Fighting erupted between rival militias at Tripoli’s international airport, one day after protesters shut down an oil port in the country’s northeast
2 killed in Pro-Morsi Friday clashes
Morsi supporters protest against price hikes and Gaza offensive

Cabinet clashes trial postponed until 4 August
Ahmed Douma, 268 others on trial for 2011 violence

We are in a state of war, and we will win: Al-Sisi
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi meets with Egyptian editors, discusses economic policies and challenges facing the country
Feuding families reach government brokered truce in Aswan
Two feuding families in Aswan reached a government brokered truce on Saturday that would put an end to tensions that last week escalated with the deaths of two members of the Daboudia tribe. State-run Al-Ahram reported the truce, which came two days after a resurgence of violence, was mediated by a local governor and security …

Security forces arrest two over tribal violence in Aswan
Feuding families agree on second truce in three months

Aswan violence unrelated to previous violence: Interior Ministry
Two people were killed last week but the ministry spokesperson says things have now calmed down