More than 40 people were killed in Cairo on Wednesday in a violent Egyptian Army operation to clear two sit-ins for supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and its ousted president, Mohamed Morsi.
At least 38 people were killed and 500 were injured this morning in Egypt after police and armed civilians opened fire on protestors.
Nine people died during an overnight sit-in in Cairo that led to clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohamed Morsi. The pro-Morsi protestors say that the victims were shot by snipers on rooftops during the sit-in. The Muslim Brotherhood have organized street demonstrations almost every day to protest President Morsi's removal.
It's been a week since Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was removed from power by the military, and something odd has happened: There aren't any lines for gas, and electric power is consistently on.
Egypt has ordered the arrest of Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie and nine other senior members.
Ahmed Samir Assem was one of the 51 people killed on Monday when Egyptian soldiers began firing on a crowd gathered outside a Republican Guard building. But unlike the other victims, many of whom were supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi, Assem was a photographer for Egypt's Al-Horia Wa Al-Adala newspaper. Now there are reports he captured the last moments of his life while doing his job.
Egypt's interim president has appointed a new prime minister: Hazem El-Beblawi, the country's former finance minister. Mohamed ElBaradei, the Nobel-winning diplomat who was incorrectly reported as the new prime minister on Saturday, will be deputy president for foreign affairs.
The Muslim Brotherhood, 51 supporters of whom were killed by the army on Monday in what increasingly looks like an unprovoked massacre, have—surprise!—rejected the interim president's timetable for elections next year.
Late-night violence at the site of a sit-in held by supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi left at least 42 dead—nearly all protesters—and over 300 wounded, and led the right-wing Salafist party Al Nour to suspend its participation in the army's "roadmap" for transition.
Tahrir Square was a point of celebration on Wednesday as Egyptians celebrated the ouster of Mohamed Morsi, but for at least 80 women it was a nightmare.
At this point John Kerry should just consider quitting water sports all together. In a flip-flop that played out like that 2004 Bush windsurfing ad, Kerry first adamantly denied — then reluctantly admitted — that he was out frolicking on his yacht during the Egyptian military coup Wednesday.
New York Times columnist David Brooks is "defending the coup" today. Why? Because "Egypt... seems to lack even the basic mental ingredients" for democracy.
The AFP reports that at least three people were killed when the Egyptian army opened fire on protestors demonstrating in favor of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi outside the barracks where he's being held.
The chief justice of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court was sworn in as president today, after four days of protest led to a military coup against the democratically-elected Mohamed Morsi.
Tanks are rolling in the streets of Cairo. The deadline for the Egyptian Army's pre-announced coup (or righteous seizure of power, depending on whom you ask) has passed, but President Mohamed Morsi, still at work in the Republic Guard barracks, shows no sign of backing down.
Sisi's coming. There are fewer than two hours left until the Egyptian military's 2:30 GMT deadline for government takeover is reached, and President Mohamed Morsi says he is willing to pay any price for "preserving legitimacy"—even his life.
In a nearly three-hour address run on state television this evening, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi responded to millions of protesters in his country who are demanding he resign. Morsi, who was elected one year ago last Sunday, said unequivocally that he will not step down.
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is currently addressing his nation on live television as mass protests continue to grip Cairo and beyond. His main, desperate message: "I was elected in fair, transparent elections." You can watch live at Al Jazeera.
Almost exactly a year after the inauguration of Egypt's first-ever democratically elected leader, the Egyptian Army has given President Mohamed Morsi 48 hours to resolve the current crisis, or it will provide its own "roadmap."
A day after millions of Egyptians gathered to protest President Mohamed Morsi and the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist party's headquarters were ransacked and set on fire, killing as many as six people.
