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In Pictures: Tear gas fired at student protest at Al-Azhar University
Student demonstrations in support of ousted president Mohamed Morsi continued at Al-Azhar University on Wednesday. Police fired tear gas at student protesters after the Ministry of Interior claimed the protesters had impeded traffic. State-owned Al-Ahram said that 42 of the protesters were arrested in the aftermath of the outbreak. Photos by Mohamed Omar
In Pictures: Clashes mar Mohamed Mahmoud anniversary
Thousands of protesters demonstrated in downtown Cairo on Tuesday to commemorate the second anniversary of the Mohamed Mahmoud clashes in 2011 that left approximately 50 dead. The day began with rival protests on Mohamed Mahmoud Street and Tahrir Square, with the latter occupied by demonstrators supporting Minister of Defence Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Meanwhile protesters in …
In Pictures: Mohamed Mahmoud protests continue amid clashes
Demonstrators in downtown Cairo mark the second year anniversary of Mohamed Mahmoud
In Pictures: 27 dead and 32 injured in Dahshour train crash
State entities offer compensations for the casualties, El-Beblawi demands “immediate investigation”
In Pictures: Funeral of gunned down police officer
Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Mabrouk Abu Khatab, a senior-ranking Homeland Security officer, was shot dead on Sunday evening in Nasr City near his home. The officer was shot by unknown gunmen near his house on Nagaty Serag Street while heading to his office around 10.30 pm according to the statement issued by the Ministry of Interior. …
In Pictures: Morsi supporters demonstrate in Nasr City
In response to the call by Anti Coup Alliance, ousted president Morsi supporters took to the streets under the banner âno to retaliatory justiceâ
In Pictures: Iranian Shia celebrate Ashura
AFP- Iranian Shia celebrated Ashura day on Wednesday which commemorates the killing of Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Imam Hussein. Ashura, which climaxes on November 14, mourns the death of Imam Hussein who was killed by armies of the caliph Yazid near Karbala in 680 AD. Photos by AFP
In Pictures: The beauty is in the details
Old Cairo makes for a very interesting place, filled with photographic opportunities
Barbatoze
Sherif Adelâs weekly look at Egyptâs events.
In Pictures: Morsi supporters protest at the Qubba Palace
Photos by Mohamed Omar/DNE
In Pictures: Morsi supporters march in Nasr City
Photos by Mohamed Omar/DNE
In Pictures: Ultras march en masse to the High Court
Thousands of Ultras, a group of energetic supporters of the Al-Ahly Football Club, marched from the team’s Zamalek stadium to the High Court in Downtown on Wednesday afternoon in protest of the detention of dozens of their members. The demonstrators marched from Zamalek to Ramses Street, the location of the High Court, over the eastbound …
In Pictures: Morsi supporters clash with CSF, opposing protestors in front of High Court
Supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi clashed with central security forces and opposing demonstrators outside downtown’s High Court on Monday afternoon following Morsi’s first appearance in court for inciting the killing of protestors in December 2012. Police fired tear gas at Morsi supporters both east and west of the High Court on Ramses Street, while …
In Pictures: Morsi supporters demonstrate against former president’s trial (2)
Supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi congregated by the Police Academy â where he is currently on trial â early Monday morning. A few hundred protesters chanted against Defense Minister Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi, demanding the release of the ousted president. e to the unruly behavior of the defendants and the crowd inside the court house. Photos By Ahmed Al-Malky
In Pictures: Morsi supporters demonstrate against former president’s trial
Supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi congregated by the Police Academy â where he is currently on trial â early Monday morning. A few hundred protesters chanted against Defense Minister Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi, demanding the release of the ousted president. State media reported that the judge presiding over the case adjourned the session as soon as it it began due …
Barbatoze
Sherif Adelâs weekly look at Egyptâs events.
In Pictures: Zamalek residents protest islandâs deteriorating conditions
On Saturday, Zamalek residents took to the streets protesting the declining status of their island Carrying placards that read âEnough with cafes in Zamalekâ, âProtect the remaining greeneryâ and âAgainst abuse of public propertyâ, tens of the residents demonstrated by the Cultural Wheel in hopes of getting their voices heard. One of the most pressing …
In Pictures: Sisi supporters face off with Bassem Youssef’s supporters
Pro-army protesters faced-off with supporters of political satirist Bassem Youssef on Wednesday in downtown Cairo while Youssef was filming the second episode of his show ‘Al-Bernameg’s third season in Radio Theatre. A protest against Youssef was planned ahead due to some viewers’ displeasure with the satirist’s previous episode. Youssef is being investigated by prosecutor general Hisham Barakat, according to multiple media sources including Reuters. The political satirist created controversy last Friday when he took jabs at the cult of personality surrounding commander of the armed forces Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, Islamists, and the low profile of interim president Adly Monsour.
In Pictures: Aftermath of clashes in Azhar University
Photos by Aaron T. Rose and Mohamed Omar
In Pictures: Brotherhood sympathisers protest leadersâ trial
Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood group protested outside the High Court on Tuesday where the trial of some of the group’s leaders was being held. The Brotherhood’s Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and his two aides Khairat Al-Shater and Rashad Al-Bayoumi, facing charges related to the deaths of protesters who stormed the Brotherhood’s headquarters in Al- Moqattam, …
In pictures: Pro-Morsi Al-Azhar students clash with security
Student supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim brotherhood clashed with security forces outside their university. The CSF on site fired tear gas to disperse students protesting in support of ousted President Mohamed Morsi. Rock-throwing was exchanged between the two parties. Students chanted against the military and the police as they blocked Al-Nasr …
Barbatoze
Sherif Adelâs weekly look at Egyptâs events
In Pictures: Demonstrators oppose draft Protest Law
Opponents march in Downtown Saturday evening
In Pictures: Egyptians mourn dead following church attack
AFP-  Egyptians mourn the dead of the attack on  the Virgin Mary Coptic Christian church in Cairo, after gunmen on a motorbike shot dead three people Sunday night including an eight-year-old girl, in a shooting attack on a group standing outside the church in Al-Waraq neighbourhood following a wedding ceremony. Photos by AFP
In Pictures: Al-Azhar Pro-Morsi students clash with police
Al-Azhar University students clashes with the police on Sunday during an anti-army protest. Nearly 3,000 students initially blocked the main Nasr road leading to the campus, and clashes with police ensued leaving reports of injury. Tear gas was fired by the police while students used rocks and fireworks in return. Photos by Ahmed Al-Malky …
Barbatoze
Sherif Adelâs weekly look at Egyptâs events.
In Pictures: University protests call for âreturn of legitimacyâ
Several Pro-Morsi demonstrations commenced at Egyptian universities on Sunday calling for the “end of military rule”, while Mansoura University students clashed on Monday. Spokesman for Students Against the Coup in Cairo University Ahmad Ghoneim said that “security forces shut down roads leading to Cairo University [in response to] protests by high-school students and university students …
In Pictures: Clashes erupt in Cairo
Rival demonstrations led to violent clashes throughout Egypt on Sunday amid celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the October War. The Ministry of Interior had reported 94 injuries and 28 killed nationwide. In Cairoâs Tahrir Square, face-painted revelers gathered to celebrate the anniversary, waving Egyptian flags and posters of Defence Minister Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi as …
Egyptian police detain a political activists and supporter of Khaled Said
Egyptian police detain a political activists and supporter of 28-year-old blogger Khaled Said who died following police questioning before the revolution in 2010, during clashes with police outside a court in Egypt’s northern coastal city of Alexandria on October 1, 2013 during the trial of Egyptian police officers Awad Ismail Suleiman and Mahmud Salah Amin …
In Pictures: Pro-Morsi march in Nasr city
In response to calls by Anti-Coup Coalition and the Muslim Brotherhood, thousands of pro-Morsi demonstrators marched in Cairo.