August 27, 2013
9:48 pm

In this Sunday, August 25 photo, Egyptian men play backgammon during curfew hours in Cairo, Egypt. The curfew has been a shock to Cairo, a city where cafes stay packed into the night and parents routinely take their children out for dinners nearing midnight.(photo credit: AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Cairenes cooped up by curfew find defiance amid boredom

Arabic Twitter hashtag ‘discoveries of the curfew’ has become avenue for Cairo residents to vent frustration at nighttime closures

By Aya Batrawy and Sarah El Deeb

August 27, 2013
4:57 pm

Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed el-Beltagy (screenshot: YouTube)

Egypt Brotherhood leader on lam denies terror charges

Mohammed el-Beltagy says Egyptian government attempting to turn political conflict into security issue

By AP

August 25, 2013
8:09 am

Egyptian soldiers take their positions on top and next to their armored vehicles while guarding an entrance of Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, August 16 (photo credit: AP/Hassan Ammar)

Egypt widens crackdown and meaning of ‘Islamist’

From the web Having put down the Muslim Brotherhood, Cairo’s interim rulers looking to quash any remaining pockets of dissent, the New York Times reports

August 24, 2013
10:32 pm

Egypt shortens curfew after lull in unrest

Responding to citizens’ demand, government says restrictions will be lessened by two hours

By AP

August 24, 2013
5:02 pm

Egyptian interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi speaking to ABC News (photo credit: YouTube screen capture)

Egypt’s interim premier says security a priority

Hazem el-Beblawi says a clear political process is needed to regain stability in the country

By Tony G. Gabriel

August 23, 2013
8:27 pm

Supporters of Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi hold posters showing victims of a military crackdown on their protest camp, during a march in old Cairo, Egypt, on Friday (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)

Egypt protests fizzle with Brotherhood in disarray

‘Friday of Martyrs’ fails to draw large crowds, as military blocks major streets and barricades near Tahrir Square

By Sarah El Deeb and Tony G. Gabriel

August 23, 2013
4:30 pm

Egyptian army soldiers in armored vehicles block Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, ahead of expected mass rallies, on August 23, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)

Morsi supporters take to Cairo’s streets

Friday rallies are the first since arrest of Muslim Brotherhood’s spiritual leader; 80 more group officials detained

By Sarah El Deeb and Tony G. Gabriel

August 21, 2013
10:52 pm

Egypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak lies on a gurney inside a barred cage in the police academy courthouse in Cairo, Egypt, June 2012. (photo credit: AP)

Will a free Mubarak push Egypt over the edge?

The army’s crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood has largely quelled the protests, but the former president’s release could change that

By Avi Issacharoff

August 21, 2013
4:23 pm

Egypt's deposed president Hosni Mubarak attends a hearing session in his retrial on appeal in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, April 15, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Ahmed Gomaa)

Court orders Mubarak freed

Former president’s release date still undecided as prosecutors may appeal decision; move likely to further roil protesters

By Sarah El Deeb

August 21, 2013
3:55 am

Mohammed Badie, the supreme leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, pictured after his detention in Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 20 (photo credit: AP/Egyptian Interior Ministry)

Egypt’s Brotherhood as beleaguered as its leader

With allies quickly abandoning them, members of the fallen Islamist movement are in position to be pushed underground, again

By Hamza Hendawi and MAGGIE MICHAEL

August 20, 2013
11:56 pm

Egyptian Army soldiers stand guard outside the Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, in the center of the largest protest camp of supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi, that was cleared by security forces, in the district of Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, August 16, (photo credit: AP/Hassan Ammar)

Egyptian reporter killed at checkpoint

Military says it didn’t deliberately cause death of Abdel-Raouf, but witnesses say no warning shots were fired

By Aya Batrawy

August 19, 2013
10:08 pm

An Egyptian walks in front of an army armored vehicle guarding an entrance of Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday, August 16, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Hassan Ammar)

Protesters return to streets in Egypt over prisoner deaths

Crowds gather in several areas to demand investigation into deaths of 38 detainees in police custody

By Times of Israel staff and AP

August 19, 2013
6:16 pm

Israel quietly maintains ties with Egyptian army

Fearing that Cairo’s escalating crisis could weaken the fight against Sinai terror, Jerusalem is in a delicate position despite improved military ties

By Josef Federman

August 19, 2013
5:31 pm

EU ministers to powwow over response to Egypt violence

At stake are $6.7 billion in loans and aid; European nations are Egypt’s largest trading partner, reaching $34.5 billion in 2011

By AP

August 19, 2013
9:23 am

Egyptian army soldiers take their positions on top and next to their armored vehicles while guarding an entrance to Tahrir square, in Cairo on Friday, August 16, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Hassan Ammar)

Cairo becomes a battle zone amid political crisis

Egypt’s capital, once relatively stable and safe, has been transformed into a city at war with itself

By Aya Batrawy

Topic: Cairo

Cairenes cooped up by curfew find defiance amid boredom

Arabic Twitter hashtag ‘discoveries of the curfew’ has become avenue for Cairo residents to vent frustration at nighttime closures

Egypt Brotherhood leader on lam denies terror charges

Mohammed el-Beltagy says Egyptian government attempting to turn political conflict into security issue

Egypt widens crackdown and meaning of ‘Islamist’

From the web Having put down the Muslim Brotherhood, Cairo’s interim rulers looking to quash any remaining pockets of dissent, the New York Times reports

Egypt shortens curfew after lull in unrest

Responding to citizens’ demand, government says restrictions will be lessened by two hours

Egypt’s interim premier says security a priority

Hazem el-Beblawi says a clear political process is needed to regain stability in the country

Egypt protests fizzle with Brotherhood in disarray

‘Friday of Martyrs’ fails to draw large crowds, as military blocks major streets and barricades near Tahrir Square

Morsi supporters take to Cairo’s streets

Friday rallies are the first since arrest of Muslim Brotherhood’s spiritual leader; 80 more group officials detained

Will a free Mubarak push Egypt over the edge?

The army’s crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood has largely quelled the protests, but the former president’s release could change that

Court orders Mubarak freed

Former president’s release date still undecided as prosecutors may appeal decision; move likely to further roil protesters

Egypt’s Brotherhood as beleaguered as its leader

With allies quickly abandoning them, members of the fallen Islamist movement are in position to be pushed underground, again

Egyptian reporter killed at checkpoint

Military says it didn’t deliberately cause death of Abdel-Raouf, but witnesses say no warning shots were fired

Protesters return to streets in Egypt over prisoner deaths

Crowds gather in several areas to demand investigation into deaths of 38 detainees in police custody

Israel quietly maintains ties with Egyptian army

Fearing that Cairo’s escalating crisis could weaken the fight against Sinai terror, Jerusalem is in a delicate position despite improved military ties

EU ministers to powwow over response to Egypt violence

At stake are $6.7 billion in loans and aid; European nations are Egypt’s largest trading partner, reaching $34.5 billion in 2011

Cairo becomes a battle zone amid political crisis

Egypt’s capital, once relatively stable and safe, has been transformed into a city at war with itself

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