Latest in Tag: Nahda Highlight
Latest in Tag: Nahda
Anti-Coup Alliance call for week of protests beginning Friday
Pro-Morsi group dubs the week of action âLoyalty to the Blood of the Martyrsâ
Amnesty International decries violence in Egypt
Rights group calls for âimpartial and independent investigationâ
Education, the spy-duck and threats to Egypt
âThe police had confiscated a spy-duck.â This was how my reporters greeted me five days ago. At first I thought it was another pun by DNEâs wily reporters until they showed me the links in Arabic; the police confiscated a duck carrying a âstrangeâ device. Two days later, after the intervention of animal activists, the …
Al-Beltagy detained for 15 days
Muslim Brotherhood leader faces a myriad of charges following his arrest on Thursday
Morsi supporters call for civil disobedience and mass rallies on Friday
The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy announces plans for mass protests and civil disobedience with the call of âregaining the January 25th Revolutionâ
Prosecutor general renews detention for 888 pro-Morsi protesters
Protesters apprehended during the dispersal of the Rabaa Al-Adaweya and Al-Nahda Square sit-ins face another 15 days of detention
Most Egyptians oppose Muslim Brotherhood: poll
69% of Egyptians do not approve of the Muslim Brotherhood, a recent poll finds
Egyptian opinion on sit-in dispersals: Finding truth in reported facts
A recent poll suggests that 67% of Egyptians are âsatisfied with the mannerâ in which security forces dispersed the sit-ins at Rabaa Al-Adaweya and Nahda Square. Meanwhile a different poll suggests that 79% of Egyptians believe the âmassacresâ on 14 August were âcrimes against humanityâ. These two polls seem to be presenting contradictory facts about …
Turkey and Qatar urge Egypt to return to the ballot box, release Morsi
FMs DavutoÄlu and Al-Attiyah say that âlegitimacy must return to Egyptâ
Lethal force justified against armed groups says former grand mufti
Ali Gomaa approves of security forces efforts against armed groups, condemns âAmerican interferenceâ
In Pictures: Cairo secured
Armed Forces place Al Nahda square, Itihadiya presidential palace, and Tahrir square under high security
BLOG CORNER: The violent birth of a sit-in
Charlie Miller and I were on our way to catch the tail end of the clearing of Nahda Square when we heard reports of clashes in Mohandeseen. We adjusted our course and sped off down Batal Ahmed Abdel Aziz Street only to see a cloud of black smoke at the intersection ahead. Our driver decided …
At least 1295 killed in recent clashes: independent count
Death toll includes civilians, security personnel and journalists
Foreign ministry to the world: Egypt is experiencing terrorist attacks
Egypt recalls ambassadors amid violent political crisis
Human rights groups call for accountability for Wednesdayâs violence
Amnesty International and Alkarama demand investigation of âunwarranted lethal forceâ
Al-Dostour Party defends ElBaradei, NSF spokesperson resigns
Al-Dostour Party calls attacks on ElBaradei âa smear campaign,â as NSF spokesperson resigns over security crackdown on Morsi supporters
Health Ministry raises death toll of Wednesdayâs clashes to 638
Ministry spokesman says 288 of the dead were killed in Rabaa Al-Adaweya
Security Council calls for maximum restraint in Egypt
UNSC holds a closed emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Egypt
84 referred to military prosecutor on charges of murder and burning churches
Demonstrators broke curfew and clashed with security forces on Wednesday night
Death toll rises to 467
Over 3000 injured in yesterday’s clashes
EU’s Ashton calls for end to Egypt state of emergency
European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton on Wednesday criticised all sides
Almost 280 dead after Egypt police storm protests
Gory photographs and video images of the Cairo bloodbath dominated social media networks, as world powers called for restraint
El Beblawi praises police, says Egypt committed to elections
Egypt’s interim prime minister Hazem al-Beblawi praised police for their “self-restraint” on Wednesday
Al-Nahda sit-in dispersal: eyewitness accounts
Local residents cheered as security forces cleared the Nahda sit-in
Violence following sit-in dispersals condemned
Al-Azhar stresses violence is no alternative to political solutions, reactions of political groups range from strong support to vehement condemnation
In Pictures: Police take over Nahda sit-in
Photos by Mohamed Omar/DNE
Tunisia braces for rival demos as crisis talks fail
AFP-  Supporters and opponents of Tunisia’s Islamist-led government were expected to flood the streets of the capital in rival rallies Tuesday marking national women’s day, after a bid to resolve a weeks-old crisis foundered. The government led by the Islamist Ennahda party and its detractors have been locked in a bitter feud sparked by the murder …
Two journalists assaulted in Al-Nahda Square
Journalists attacked by former president Mohamed Morsiâs supporters
Egyptian journalist briefly detained at Nahda sit-in
Youm7 journalist claims she was threatened with violence as protesters examined pictures on her camera
Morsi’s supporters march in Cairo
Morsi’s supporters began their marches on Friday after noon prayers from several locations across Cairo