presidential palace clashes
Blog: Cheese and other contentions at the presidential palace clashes
Egypt
December 7, 2012
Blog: Cheese and other contentions at the presidential palace clashes
When I arrived in Heliopolis on Wednesday evening, protesters against President Mohamed Morsy were congregated in a square at…
Update: 25 injured in clashes outside Morsy home in Sharqiya
Egypt
December 7, 2012
Update: 25 injured in clashes outside Morsy home in Sharqiya
Around 25 protesters were injured in clashes with security forces and Muslim Brotherhood members at Mohamed Morsy’s family house in…
Lawyer: Political pressure keeping detainees from Wednesday clashes in jail
Egypt
December 7, 2012
Lawyer: Political pressure keeping detainees from Wednesday clashes in jail
A lawyer for detainees in the presidential palace clashes Wednesday night has said that prosecutors are under political pressure to…
Al-Masry Al-Youm goes inside the Brotherhood’s torture chambers
Egypt
December 7, 2012
Al-Masry Al-Youm goes inside the Brotherhood’s torture chambers
Al-Masry Al-Youm spent three hours Wednesday night in a Muslim Brotherhood torture chamber at the presidential palace. The central chamber…
Update: Protesters remove barriers around presidential palace
Egypt
December 7, 2012
Update: Protesters remove barriers around presidential palace
Some protesters removed the barbed wire and barriers Republican Guard forces had set up on Merghany Street leading to the…
Blog: Reporting the clashes from the ranks of the Brothers
Egypt
December 7, 2012
Blog: Reporting the clashes from the ranks of the Brothers
Despite news about pro-President Mohamed Morsy groups dispersing a sit-in of secular opponents at the presidential palace and although the…
Hundreds gather at Al-Azhar for funeral of victims of Wednesday’s violence
Egypt
December 7, 2012
Hundreds gather at Al-Azhar for funeral of victims of Wednesday’s violence
Hundreds attended the funeral on Friday for two victims of clashes that took place near the presidential palace on Wednesday…
Update: Sabbahi addresses Tahrir protesters, vows not to attend dialogue
Egypt
December 7, 2012
Update: Sabbahi addresses Tahrir protesters, vows not to attend dialogue
The founder of the Popular Current and member of National Salvation Front Hamdeen Sabbahi told protesters in Tahrir Square Friday…
Civil powers condemn Morsy’s speech, may boycott meeting
Egypt
December 7, 2012
Civil powers condemn Morsy’s speech, may boycott meeting
“Article 6 [of the 22 November Constitutional Declaration] aims to ensure the country’s safety against irresponsible actions by some groups,…
Morsy calls for dialogue, promises to root out ‘financiers’ behind clashes
Egypt
December 6, 2012
Morsy calls for dialogue, promises to root out ‘financiers’ behind clashes
“I will never allow murder, sabotage or coups against legitimacy,” President Mohamed Morsy declared late on Thursday evening as he…