August 01

• NCW Rebuffs Violence Against Women

  Egypt Online

  The National Council for Women (NCW) has condemned terrifying the armless citizens as well as violation against children and the women's rights, said Mervat al-Telawi, the NCW's... Read more »

• Court Delays Appeals to Dissolve Islamist Parties

  Aswat Masriya

  Egypt's High Administrative Court adjourned on Thursday ruling in appeals to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party and the Salafi (ultraconservative) Nour... Read more »

• Islamist Alliance Calls for Rallying Next Friday

  Aswat Masriya

  The National Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy called on people to rally in Egypt's squares next Friday in what it called "the million-man demonstration against the coup". Read more »

• U.S. State Department Daily Press Briefing: Zimbabwe, Egypt [document]

  State Department

  Excerpt from the U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing Read more »

• Anglican Church Committed to Providing 'High Quality Health Care for All' [press release]

  ACNS

  The Anglican Church in Egypt has continued to invest heavily in the health care sector to provide primary and preventative services to meet the country's family, women,... Read more »

• Respect Right to Protest, Protect Right to Life [press release]

  HRW

  Egypt's civilian government should order a halt to any immediate plans to disperse the two Muslim Brotherhood sit-ins in Cairo by force and deal peacefully with any problems... Read more »

• Cabinet - Eid-Ul-Fitr's Four-Day Holiday Starts August 8

  Egypt Online

  The Cabinet announced a four-day vacation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr (Lesser Bairam). The holidays will start on Thursday, August 8. Read more »

• Fahmy - Last Year's Policies Were Merely Ideological

  Egypt Online

  Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said that Egypt was preoccupied with domestic issues which affected its foreign stances and last year's policies were merely ideological. Read more »

• Sharafeddin, Badreddin Discuss Facing Up Misleading Media, Stress People's Revolution

  Egypt Online

  In search for means to activate cooperation between the Ministry of Information and State Information Service as regards the current political scene, Minister of Information Dr... Read more »

• Roadmap For Tackling Egypt's Security Challenges

  Cameroon Tribune

  Egypt's interim President, Adly Mansour yesterday wrote to President Paul Biya. Read more »

July 31

• Govt Decides to Disperse Pro-Morsi Protesters

  Aswat Masriya

  The Egyptian government decided on Wednesday to put an end to sit-ins held by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi, reported the state news agency. Read more »

• U.S. Senate Rejects Aid Cut

  Aswat Masriya

  The United States Senate rejected by a 83 to 13 vote a draft law Republican Senator Rand Paul proposed to cut off the aid to Egypt and turn it into funding for domestic... Read more »

• UN Chief Discusses Concerns With EU Foreign Policy Chief

  UN News

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his deep concern about the direction of the transition in Egypt in a conversation with European Union High Representative Catherine... Read more »

• African Union Meets Morsi

  Aswat Masriya

  The African Union delegation headed by Alpha Oumar Konare (former president of Mali), which is on current visit to Egypt, met with deposed President Mohamed Mursi on Tuesday night,... Read more »

• Decision to Disperse Sit-Ins Is a 'Recipe for Disaster' [press release]

  AI London

  The Egyptian government's decision to mandate security forces to end all pro-Morsi sit-ins in Greater Cairo, considering recent violence against protesters, is a recipe for further... Read more »

• Factbox L Tamarod (Rebel) Campaign

  Aswat Masriya

  What follow are a timeline and a list of facts about the Tamarod (Rebel) campaign that collected about 13 million petitions of no-confidence votes and organized mass demonstrations... Read more »

• Analysis - Egypt's Way Out

  IRIN

  After a weekend of violence that brought the country back to the brink, Egypt now stands at an impasse: Tens of thousands of supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi remain in... Read more »

• Pro-Morsi Demos 'Unacceptable Threats' to National Security

  VOA

  Egypt's military-backed interim government has declared two Cairo vigils by backers of ousted President Mohamed Morsi "unacceptable threats" to national security. Read more »

• Note Against Aljazeera Referred to Appeal Prosecution

  Egypt Online

  The Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat ordered that the complaint against Aljazeera channel be referred to the Cairo Appeal Prosecution for investigations. Read more »

• Ashton Did Not Withdraw From Press Conference With Baradei

  Egypt Online

  High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy Catherine Ashton did not withdraw from a press conference with Egyptian Vice President Mohammed... Read more »

• U.S. Won't Define Morsi's Ouster As Coup

  Egypt Online

  President Barack Obama has decided not to honor legislation that would end US aid to Egypt. Read more »

• Foreign Ministry Slams S. Africa for Calling Egypt Popular Revolt Unconstitutional Change of Govt

  Egypt Online

  The Foreign Ministry has strongly denounced South Africa's insistence on considering the popular uprising in Egypt an "unconstitutional change of government". Read more »

• Badie, Shater and Others Referred to Criminal Court for Inciting Violence

  Aswat Masriya

  An Egyptian prosecutor referred top Muslim Brotherhood figures to a criminal court on Wednesday, accusing them of inciting violence by the group's Cairo headquarters in Mokattam. Read more »

• Court Endorses One-Year Sentence Given to Mursi PM

  Aswat Masriya

  A Cairo court has endorsed that former Prime Minister Hisham Kandil be sentenced to one year in prison and removed from his post for failing to enforce a court order during his... Read more »

• U.S. State Department Daily Press Briefing: Egypt, Zimbabwe, Nigeria [document]

  State Department

  Excerpt from the U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing Read more »