Egypt:   Prime Minister - State of Emergency Is Temporary

Aswat Masriya, 14 August 2013

Declaring a month-long state of emergency is an exceptional procedure, Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi said on Wednesday. Read more »

Egypt:   Mursi Supporters Attack Suez Church

ACNS, 14 August 2013

An Anglican priest and his family narrowly escaped harm this morning after a mob armed with rocks and petrol bombs were kept out his church building by steel window bars. Read more »

Egypt:   Three Churches Torched

Aswat Masriya, 14 August 2013

Three churches were torched in Fayoum on Wednesday, no details were provided clarifying who set fire to these churches, eyewitnesses reported. Read more »

Egypt:   Crackdown Draws Condemnation

VOA, 14 August 2013

The Egyptian government's deadly crackdown on supporters of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi has drawn condemnation from leaders of Muslim nations who backed the ousted… Read more »

Egypt:   More Than 500 Arrested in Clashes

Aswat Masriya, 14 August 2013

Egypt's interior ministry has said that 543 people have been arrested in the violence that swept the country in the authorities' crackdown on supporters of ousted President Mohamed… Read more »

Egypt:   Two Police Officers Shot Dead in Minya

Aswat Masriya, 14 August 2013

Two police officers were shot dead as they fended off attempts to storm police stations in Minya governorate on Wednesday, a security source in Minya said. Read more »

Egypt:   95 Confirmed Dead in Crackdown

VOA, 14 August 2013

The Egyptian presidency said Wednesday it was imposing a one month state of emergency throughout the country after the army clashed with supporters of ousted president Mohamed… Read more »

Egypt:   Train Movement Halted Across Egypt - State TV

Aswat Masriya, 14 August 2013

Egypt's train movement has been completely halted across the country, a source at Egyptian Railway Authority said on Wednesday as reported by a state-owned news channel. Read more »

Egypt:   200 Held for Possessing Weapons at Protest Camps - Report

Aswat Masriya, 14 August 2013

The Egyptian authorities have arrested 200 people at the Muslim Brotherhood's protest camps in Rabaa al-Adawiya and Nahda Squares for possessing firearms and white weapons,… Read more »

Egypt:   Mursi Supporters Protest in Alexandria to Protest Cairo Security Operation

Aswat Masriya, 14 August 2013

Supporters of deposed president Mohamed Mursi hit Alexandria's streets on Wednesday morning to voice their rejection of the security operation to clear out the sit-ins at Cairo's… Read more »

Egypt:   'Attack On Sit-Ins Is an Imbalanced Battle With Security Forces'

Aswat Masriya, 14 August 2013

Senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam al-Erian said on Wednesday that the attack on the Rabaa al-Adawiya protest camp, set up in support of deposed Islamist President Mohamed… Read more »

Egypt:   FM - Democracy Doesn't Admit Violent Sit-Ins, Intimidating Citizens

Egypt Online, 13 August 2013

Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said the right of peaceful demonstration is guaranteed for all on condition that it should keep away from violence, instigating violence, attacking… Read more »

Egypt:   President Says No One Is Above the Law

Aswat Masriya, 13 August 2013

Egypt's interim President Adli Mansour has said that the government is committed to the road map laid out by the army for the transitional phase, adding that the law will be… Read more »