149 Dead In Cairo As Security Forces Clear Protest Camps

Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate in the interim government, resigned in protest over the assaults.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

CAIRO — Riot police backed by armored vehicles, bulldozers and helicopters Wednesday swept away two encampments of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, sparking running street battles elsewhere in Cairo and other Egyptian cities. At least 149 people were killed nationwide, many of them in the crackdown on the protest sites. Vice

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Opposing Groups Stage Rallies In Egypt As Tension Builds

After an official called on Egyptians to rally in support of his fight against “terrorism,” the atmosphere is reaching a fever pitch.

Heba Habib
By Heba Habib

CAIRO, Egypt — As Egypt’s rival camps gear up for mass demonstrations in Cairo and other cities Friday, after the country’s defense minister called on Egyptians to rally in support of his fight against “terrorism,” the atmosphere here is reaching a fever pitch. Egypt's military announced Thursday that the Muslim Brotherhood has until Saturday to

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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Accuses Military Of Massacre After Morsi Supporters Shot Dead

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has accused the military of a “massacre” after more than 40 of its supporters were shot dead during a sit-in in Cairo.

Global Post
By Global Post

The Muslim Brotherhood has called for an "uprising" in Egypt after dozens of its supporters were shot dead in Cairo early Monday as they staged a sit-in in support of Egypt's deposed president, Mohamed Morsi. According to the Brotherhood, at least 53 people, including children, were killed outside the Republican Guard military compound in what

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On American TV, It’s Trials Versus (Egyptian) Tribulations

Except for the transnational economic elite, U.S. cable news viewers barely had an inkling of the revolutionary events unfolding in Cairo last week.

Jeffrey Cavanaugh
By Jeffrey Cavanaugh

As the world and the Middle East held its collective breath while the crisis in Egypt exploded in a military coup that ousted that country’s first popularly elected president this July 3, CNN demonstrated perfectly how poorly our mainstream press covers international stories of global importance. As Americans, we are of course used to a terrible

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Do Egyptians Want Military Rule (Again)?

Egyptians displayed a wide range of reactions to Monday’s military statement that predicted an army intervention.

Kristen McTighe
By Kristen McTighe

CAIRO, Egypt — Instead of calming the hostile confrontation between supporters of President Mohamed Morsi and the mass of protesters seeking his ouster, a military statement giving political forces just 48 hours to resolve the country’s current crisis appears to have hardened stances on both sides. In a statement read on national television

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Returning Home To A Post-Revolutionary Egypt: One Photojournalist’s Diary

It’s unfortunate to see how much Egypt has deteriorated since the “Arab Spring,” that had sparked so much hope and renewed faith in the country’s future.

Norbert Schiller
By Norbert Schiller

Over the past three decades I spent more time in Egypt than anywhere else. I first visited the country in the late 1970s as a traveler, and then returned a few years later to study at the American University in Cairo. I also began my career in journalism in Egypt in 1984, before being posted to other places throughout the Arab world. In 1990, I was

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