Egypt Unrest

US poised to slash hundred of millions of dollars in aid to Egypt: Officials

U.S. officials said Wednesday that the Obama administration is poised to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Egypt

Egyptian riot police lock down Tahrir Square after clashes break out

Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas and locked down Cairo's Tahrir Square and several other main streets as clashes broke out during a march by Islamist supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi

Egypt troops surround Islamist militants stronghold near Cairo

Egyptian security forces backed by helicopters raided on Thursday a town on the outskirts of Cairo known to be an Islamist stronghold, exchanging fire with suspected militants who killed a senior police officer.

Egypt: Morsi supporters protest across country, country on alert

Thousands of anti-government protesters flowed out of mosques in Muslim Brotherhood-led rallies nationwide Friday as authorities said the car used in a bombing targeting the interior minister had been stolen.

Egypt's Mubarak may be released later this week: Judicial officials

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who is on retrial for the killings of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising that led to his ouster, could be released from custody later this week, judicial officials said Monday

Egypt: Christians, churches the new target of Islamists

In the four days since security forces cleared two sit-in camps by supporters of Egypt's ousted president, Islamists have attacked dozens of Coptic churches along with homes and businesses owned by the Christian minority

17 killed in fresh clashes between security and pro-Morsi supporters in Egypt

Seventeen people were killed in Egypt today in fresh clashes between security forces and ousted President Mohamed Morsi's supporters

USA condemns violence against pro-Morsi supporters in Egypt

The White House is condemning violence in Egypt, saying it will only make it more difficult for the country to move forward.

Nearly 100 killed as Egyptian forces storm pro-Morsi camps

Nearly 100 people were killed today when Egyptian security forces, backed by bulldozers and armoured vehicles, stormed two camps occupied by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi

Despite govt ultimatum, Morsi supporters hold protests in Cairo

Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi protested outside several ministries today in further defiance of a government ultimatum to dismantle their sprawling Cairo protest camps