Police propaganda newsletters recently announced the arrest of individuals accused of collecting foreign currency and trading in the informal market, following a steep increase in the US dollar exchange rate
Ahmed Arafa sentenced for possessing machinegun and ammunition
Murder charges were brought against the three following deadly violence in Shubra
Hazemoon member Abdel Rahman Ezz detained for four days pending investigations
Protesters denounced anti-Islamist media bias and attacked journalists covering the demonstration
Salafi leader Hazem Salah Abu Ismail announced his supporters would also surround houses of liberal leaders and media personalities
Gamal Saber’s sons arrested and investigated on charges of murder
Gamal Saber arrested for involvement in Shubra clashes, police continue to search for others
Local residents close shops, anticipating renewal of clashes that left three dead and 26 injured
Salafi TV anchor calls for mass protest in front of actors’ union
Salafi group member arrested at his home for allegedly owning a firearm
Salafi leader calls for resignation of interior minister and denies inciting followers to attack Al-Wafd Party headquarters
Hazem Salah Abu Ismail denied any link to the group which also threatened independent newspapers
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Scuffles broke out between supporters of Islamist presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail and protesters denouncing the Islamist-dominated Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the constitution as both groups took over Tahrir Square Friday. By late afternoon the confrontations led to Abu Ismail’s supporters taking down the stage set up by the …
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Amid much fanfare, presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abou Ismail submitted his candidacy registration documents on Friday. A massive human chain lined the streets across the capital, starting from Asad Ibn El-Forat Mosque in Dokki through Sixth October Bridge and Salah Salem Road in Heliopolis where the Presidential Election Committee (PEC) is located. …
