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Adly Mansour, the leader of the constitutional court has been sworn in as Egypt’s new interim president, after the democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi was ousted by the armed forces through a ‘military coup’. The interim leader will remain as Egyptian president until presidential elections, but no date has been set yet. It’s now officially […]
Egyptian army has ousted the country’s President Mohamed Morsi through “a coup” on Wednesday night, after he rejected the 48 hours deadline issued by the army to put the country back to order after numerous protests in Tahrir Square, and a nationwide unrest claiming many lives. The leader of the Army General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi […]
After millions of Egyptians took to the streets for the second day to protest against their incumbent president Mohamed Morsi leading to a nationwide unrest and chaos, the nation’s armed forces has given the Egyptian leaders [the president and opposition] a 48 hours deadline to “meet the demands of the people” or it will step […]
Lots of thousands of people have stormed the Egyptian capital to protest and demand the Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to step down from power as it marks a year since he came to power after the Ex President Hosni Mubarak was force to step down from office. According to reports from the BBC at least […]
The Egyptian defense minister, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, warned on Sunday that the army would not hesitate to intervene if violence broke out in the country during the planned rally, and that the armed forces has the obligation to do so to stop Egypt from plunging into chaos. He also criticized those who make anti-army statements. […]
The opposition calls for the resignation of president Morsi on the June 30 and organize a rally in Cairo today. The Islamist parties have also decided to organize a rally under the banner a “million-man march to protect the revolution”. A statement released by the headquarters of the Muslim brotherhood referred to it as a […]
Orascom Telecom has announced that it will be dropping its bid to take over Wind Mobile Canada, under the Investment Canada Act, despite its strong interest in the company after discussions with Canada’s federal government. Wind Mobile Canada is among the rising companies trying to challenge the main cellphone wireless carriers in Canada. In the […]
In a move to bring Egypt’s growth back to its pre-revolution era, Investment minister Yehya Hamed declared that he was ready to negotiate with businessmen close to Mubarak who fled Egypt during and after the revolution. The goal is to bring the economy to a 7% annual growth rate, allowing the country to breathe. According […]
Egypt is not ruling out military options to halt the construction of a dam on the Blue River Nile by Ethiopia. The Nile is being diverted 500 meters from its natural course for the construction of a hydroelectric plant, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, worth $4,2billion and capable of producing 6,000 megawatts at full capacity. Egypt […]
Ethiopia’s project to construct the Grand Renaissance Dam, a $4.2 billion hydroelectric project that will divert the Blue Nile from its natural course, has flared up passions downstream in Egypt. Although some experts deem that Ethiopia’s move is largely technical and will not alter the water flow that is vital for both downstream states, Egypt […]