January 28, 2014
1:52 pm

This image made from video broadcast on Egyptian State Television shows ousted President Mohammed Morsi arriving for a court hearing at a police academy compound in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Egyptian State Television via AP video)

Morsi prison break trial begins in Cairo

Ousted president, accused of plotting to ‘destroy the Egyptian state,’ was among the 20,000 who escaped jail during the 2011 revolution

By Sarah El Deeb

January 28, 2014
1:01 pm

Egyptian riot police stand guard in Cairo, January 28, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Mahmoud Khaled)

Gunmen kill Egyptian police general in Cairo

Al-Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for assassination of Mohamed Saeed as violence continues to rock country

By AFP

January 26, 2014
3:24 pm

Heinrich Himmler, center, reviews troops of the Galician SS-Volunteer Infantry Division, June 3, 1944 (photo credit: AP/ US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Atlantic Foto Verlag Berlin)

Kisses from a killing machine

Violence in Cairo, talk of peace talks in Davos and the head of the SS’s love letters in Israel

By Ilan Ben Zion

January 25, 2014
10:43 pm

An Egyptian waves a national flag over a pro-military rally marking the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, January 25, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)

29 killed on third anniversary of Egyptian uprising

Security forces crush protests by Islamists and secular opponents, while giant crowds dance at government-backed rallies

By MAGGIE MICHAEL and Sarah El Deeb

January 25, 2014
4:06 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)

US citizen, Egyptian filmmaker detained in Cairo

Jeremy Hodge, 26, of LA and Hossam Eddin el-Meneai held by police for three days without charge, lawyer says

By Laura Dean

January 25, 2014
2:16 pm

An Egyptian girl holds a poster of Egypt's Defense Minister, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, in Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the 2011 uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protesting as the country marks the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising, as supporters of the military gathered in rival rallies in other parts of the capital. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Divided Egypt marks 3rd anniversary of uprising

At least 25 killed in clashes with police around the country amid rival protests by supporters, opponents of military-backed government

By MAGGIE MICHAEL and Sarah El Deeb

January 25, 2014
12:41 pm

An Egyptian street vendor sells masks of Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in Cairo, January 15, 2014. (photo credit: Khaled Desouki/AFP)

The drifting sands of terror in Egypt

The murderous attacks that hit the Sinai peninsula have not abated; they’ve just shifted to the country’s major cities

By Avi Issacharoff

January 25, 2014
9:01 am

Egyptians chant slogans as they attend a rally in support of Egypt's Defense Minister, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. (Photo credit: AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Bomb goes off in Cairo, no casualties

Capital rocked by another blast as Egypt marks 3rd anniversary of popular uprising; rival sides set to hold mass protests

By AP and AFP

January 24, 2014
9:22 pm

Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi damage an area on a street as they protest against the government in Cairo's Nasr City district, Egypt, Friday, Jan, 24, 2014. (photo credit: AP/El Shorouk newspaper, Sabry Khaled)

US condemns string of Cairo bombings

Egyptian minister calls for tougher stance against Hamas, which he blames for supporting terrorism

By AP and Times of Israel staff

January 24, 2014
5:49 pm

Fourth explosion in Cairo kills one

Egyptian security forces say bomb planted on road in capital brings Friday’s death toll to six

By AP

January 18, 2014
6:31 pm

A boy looks at Egypt's security forces as they try to disperse supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Aly Hazzaa)

Egypt announces landslide approval for constitution

98.1% voted in favor, but turnout was below 40%; path now cleared for parliamentary, presidential elections

By AP and Times of Israel staff

January 12, 2014
10:18 pm

Supporters of ousted leader Mohammed Morsi clash with security forces in Nahda Square, near Cairo University in Giza, Egypt, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014 (photo credit: AP /Mohammed Abu Zaid)

Students fight security forces in Egypt ahead of vote

Hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters step up confrontations in Cairo

By AP and Times of Israel staff

January 11, 2014
10:48 pm

In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 photo, an Egyptian Salafi holds a copy of the new constitution as he attends a conference to hear a lecture entitled “Know Your Constitution," ahead of a two-day vote on a draft amendment in El-Saf village, 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt. (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)

Ultraconservative Salafis gamble on Egypt’s charter

Al-Nour party backs new draft constitution which aims to ban political parties based on religion and give women equal rights

By Laura Dean and Sarah El Deeb

January 11, 2014
4:40 am

Egyptian security forces clash with supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi in the Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt, January 10, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Ahmed Abd El Latif, El Shouk newspaper)

3 killed in Egypt as Islamists rally against vote

Hundreds of former president’s supporters clash with police, call for boycott of upcoming constitutional referendum

By MARIAM RIZK

January 4, 2014
4:47 pm

A military soldier walks through heavy smoke from clashes with supporters of Egypt’s ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Mediterranean city of Alexandria, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Heba Khamis)

Death toll in latest Egypt clashes rises to 17

At least 62 injured as Muslim Brotherhood supporters battle army in Cairo, Alexandria

By AP

Topic: Cairo

Morsi prison break trial begins in Cairo

Ousted president, accused of plotting to ‘destroy the Egyptian state,’ was among the 20,000 who escaped jail during the 2011 revolution

Gunmen kill Egyptian police general in Cairo

Al-Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for assassination of Mohamed Saeed as violence continues to rock country

Kisses from a killing machine

Violence in Cairo, talk of peace talks in Davos and the head of the SS’s love letters in Israel

29 killed on third anniversary of Egyptian uprising

Security forces crush protests by Islamists and secular opponents, while giant crowds dance at government-backed rallies

US citizen, Egyptian filmmaker detained in Cairo

Jeremy Hodge, 26, of LA and Hossam Eddin el-Meneai held by police for three days without charge, lawyer says

Divided Egypt marks 3rd anniversary of uprising

At least 25 killed in clashes with police around the country amid rival protests by supporters, opponents of military-backed government

The drifting sands of terror in Egypt

The murderous attacks that hit the Sinai peninsula have not abated; they’ve just shifted to the country’s major cities

Bomb goes off in Cairo, no casualties

Capital rocked by another blast as Egypt marks 3rd anniversary of popular uprising; rival sides set to hold mass protests

US condemns string of Cairo bombings

Egyptian minister calls for tougher stance against Hamas, which he blames for supporting terrorism

Fourth explosion in Cairo kills one

Egyptian security forces say bomb planted on road in capital brings Friday’s death toll to six

Egypt announces landslide approval for constitution

98.1% voted in favor, but turnout was below 40%; path now cleared for parliamentary, presidential elections

Students fight security forces in Egypt ahead of vote

Hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters step up confrontations in Cairo

Ultraconservative Salafis gamble on Egypt’s charter

Al-Nour party backs new draft constitution which aims to ban political parties based on religion and give women equal rights

3 killed in Egypt as Islamists rally against vote

Hundreds of former president’s supporters clash with police, call for boycott of upcoming constitutional referendum

Death toll in latest Egypt clashes rises to 17

At least 62 injured as Muslim Brotherhood supporters battle army in Cairo, Alexandria

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