Egypt state TV says the Egyptian court has banned the Muslim Brotherhood group and ordered its assets confiscated in an escalation of a crackdown by the military-backed government against supporters of the ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. The group was outlawed for most of it’s 85 years in existence, but in 2011 after Mubarak was ousted, […]
In the wake of a high-profile trial involving a female Navy midshipman who accused three Naval Academy football players of rape, the U.S. military is coming under fire for how they handle accusations and the alleged victims. As many as 26,000 service members said they were the targets of unwanted sexual contact last year, but only 3,374 incidents […]
Unrest and violence in Egypt continues to grow amid a vicious crackdown on Mohamed Morsi supporters that has left hundreds dead. The death toll has climbed to 638 and thousands have been injured, making the third mass killing since President Morsi was removed from power earlier this year the deadliest. The official toll reported Thursday […]
The violence brought on by security forces cracking down on two pro-Morsi sit-ins in Egypt has put the death toll at a whopping 525. More than 3,700 have been injured, according to the Health Ministry. Mohamad Fathallah, the Health Ministry spokesman, told the official Al Ahram Web site that the toll so far stood at […]
UPDATE: 2:00 PM EST: The White House has responded to the violence in Egypt. —– Things aren’t looking good in Egypt. Egyptian security forces launched a raid early Wednesday morning to clear sit-ins of supporters calling for the reinstatement of ousted President Mohamed Morsi. Troops opened fire on the demonstrators and the result was so […]
Riots erupted in Cairo, Egypt early Sunday morning between security forces and supporters of Egypts former President Mohammed Morsi. So far, at least 38 supporters of Morsi were killed in the clash and an overwhelming number of protesters were injured and fled to hospitals in the area. According to the Associated Press, the conflict further set […]
Ahmed Samir Assem, a young photographer for Egyptian newspaper Al-Horia Wa Al-Adala, was fatally shot in the head on Monday by an Egyptian soldier – while Assem was filming him. The soldier was shooting from the rooftop of a Republican Guard building during the subsequent chaos following President Morsi’s ouster from office. Some Morsi supporters claim that […]
The death toll in Egypt has risen to 51, after the army opened fire on unarmed supporters of ousted President Morsi. According to the New York Times: The survivors, who were shot in the head, chest or arms, or who had been hit in the face by birdshot pellets, all told roughly the same story. […]
With all of the chaos going on in Egypt during the Morsi protests, it can be hard for us to understand what the people are going through. Egypt’s first democratically elected president was overthrown by the military Wednesday, ousted after just one year in office by the same kind of Arab Spring uprising that brought […]
UPDATE: 3:10 PM EST According to AP, Egypt’s military chief says president is replaced by chief justice of constitutional court. Which means the peole have succeded in overthrowing President Morsi. Protestors in Tahrir Square are now celebrating. More to come. —– Never underestimate the power of the people. The people of Egypt have been protesting […]
With all of the violence that is goin on in Eygpt right now, the whole world is watching to see what is going to happen next. But, do you really understand what is happening? Below is the 411: * The army gave President Morsi a chance to either make important changes in the Eygptian […]
Egyptians are showing the rest of the world that the power of the people should not be taken lightly. Thousands of protestors have gathered in Tahrir Square and outside of the presidential palace to call for the resignation of President Mohammed Morsi. And this unbelievable sight is hands down the largest demonstration since the 2011 […]
