In a speech to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the July 23 revolution, Interim President Adli Mansour called for turning over a new leaf in Egypt.
Egyptian prosecutors have released the head of the Cairo branch of Iranian television channel Al-Aalam on bail, the channel's website reported on Sunday.
Egypt’s committee of legal experts charged with amending the constitution has set a period of one week starting Monday to receive suggestions from political parties and the public regarding the proposed constitutional amendments.
Hundreds of women gathered outside Ain Shams University in Abbaseya Sunday afternoon in support of ousted president Mohammed Morsi and to protest the Friday clashes in Mansoura that left at least three women dead.
Nada ElKholy, a journalist working at Al-Shorouk newspaper, was attacked Saturday night while covering a pro-Morsi march in Al-Zaitoon in Cairo.
Two Sunday marches staged by supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsy headed to two foreign embassies in Cairo, urging countries to make a stand against what they see as a military coup against Egypt's elected president.
Ahmed Meslemany, media advisor to interim president Adly Mansour, has said that the president will deliver a speech at 9pm on Thursday.
With the current changes sweeping Egypt following the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi on 3 July, the Egyptian armed forces is back at the forefront of news reports.
Ali Awad, advisor to the president for constitutional affairs, hosted Thursday the 10-member committee of legal experts who will amend the constitution.
Head of the National Council for Women Rights Mervat al-Talawy asked on Thursday for an urgent meeting with interim President Adli Masnour and Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi.
Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi has announced that Egypt's recently-formed Cabinet will appoint two new ministers on Sunday
The transitional period that includes constitutional amendments, parliamentary elections and ends with presidential elections is expected to finish within nine months, said Mostafa Higazy, presidential advisor for political affairs.
European Union High Representative for Foreign and Security Affairs Catherine Ashton has met on Wednesday evening with representatives from Egypt's anti-Morsi petition drive 'Rebel' and representatives from the Muslim Brotherhood from which the now-deposed president hails.
AMMAN - Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday there would be no hasty U.S. decision on whether Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy's ouster constituted a coup, a determination that would affect U.S. aid for Cairo. "On the issue of a coup, this is obviously an extremely complex and very difficult situation," Kerry told a news conference in Amman, where he held talks with Arab officials.
Presidential Advisor for Political Affairs Mostafa Hegazy has said that the presidency may contact the Brotherhood and other political parties in a week, in the context of national reconciliation.
Cairo Appeal Court Wednesday set 19 August as the date for the trial of toppled president Hosni Mubarak and his sons on corruption charges in the so-called "presidential palaces" case.
German Ambassador Michael Bock clarified his country’s stance on the situation in Egypt on Wednesday, describing the 30 June demonstrations as the “second wave of the January 25th Revolution” and called for “access” to the former president Mohamed Morsi.
Supporters of Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi staged mass marches in several Egyptian governorates Monday night, following a call for protests by an Islamist alliance led by the Muslim Brotherhood – from which Morsi hails – to demand his reinstatement.
Egyptian police fired tear gas in central Cairo on Monday after scuffles broke out between supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsy and locals in and around Ramses Street, eyewitnesses said.
Ministers of the new cabinet, headed by PM Hazem El-Beblawi, have been sworn in in front of interim president Adly Mansour at the presidential palace on Monday afternoon.
Police have arrested 401 people and referred them to interrogation over involvement in clashes that erupted at Cairo’s Ramsis Square between supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsy and police forces backed by citizens, security sources said.
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