The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party issued a statement on Monday announcing that it will not participate "in any sit-in or protest that may lead to more confrontations and congestion," the party wrote in a statement it issued to (...)
Israeli authorities on Saturday began deporting pro-Palestinian activists who tried to breach the Jewish state's naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. Al-Masry Al-Youm Managing Editor Lina Attalah, who was breifly detained after her boat "Tahrir" was (...)
Egypt's Central Bank sold LE5 billion (US$837.55 million) in domestic treasury bills on Sunday, the same amount it had offered, the Finance Ministry said.
The Central Bank sold LE1.5 billion of 91-day T-bills on behalf of the ministry. The average (...)
The United States would respond "diplomatically, economically, militarily" to any closure of the Suez Canal, although such an event seems inconceivable, the head of US Central Command said on Tuesday.
General James Mattis, who oversees US military (...)
Israel's Haaretz newspaper, citing senior Israeli officials, reported Monday that Israel is urging the world to tone down Mubarak criticism during Egypt's unrest to preserve stability in the region.
Senior Israeli officials said that on Saturday (...)
If Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak wants to "save his skin," he should leave today, said prominent opposition fiigure Mohamed ElBaradei on Sunday in an interview with CNN.
"Leave in dignity before things get out of hand," he said, in implicit (...)
Miliary helicopters were observed in the skies of Cairo at 8:20PM Friday evening, about two hours after a Egypt-wide curfew officially began. They were called in to reinforce military and police personel on Cairo's streets. Gunshots were also (...)
At least one Egyptian Coptic Christian was killed on Wednesday in clashes between police and more than 2000 Copts over a decision to stop construction of a new church in the Giza area of Cairo, witnesses and security sources said.
The violence also (...)