Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 15, 2013
In response to the massacre of more than 500 Egyptians by the country's military, President Obama said Thursday that he "deplore[s] violence against civilians" but made no indication he would suspend military aid. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 12, 2013
Egyptian authorities said Sunday night that protesters encamped in two locations in support of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi had 24 hours to clear out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 27, 2013
Corrected: Egyptian security forces opened fire on a Muslim Brotherhood protest early Saturday morning, killing roughly 65 supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJul 8, 2013
At least 54 people were killed and 300 more were injured when the Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian military tangled outside the Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo on Monday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJul 4, 2013
Adli Mansour, the chief justice of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court, was sworn in on television Thursday as Egypt's new president while his deposed predecessor, Mohamed Morsi, and dozens of Morsi's top lieutenants were taken into custody. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 2, 2013
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has reinforced the widespread fear of the Muslim Brotherhood at every turn. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigMar 10, 2013
A new round of violence was sparked by an appeals court ruling on soccer violence from a year ago, but was wrought up with post-revolutionary passions and divisions in Egypt Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Lauren Unger-Geoffroy / TruthdigFeb 12, 2013
He couldn't have been more than 19 His clothes were cheap and his sparse yet unshaven facial hair was indistinguishable from the dirt on his cheeks He was with another kid on the other side of a kiosk and couldn't see that I was listening. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 6, 2013
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Egypt took a turn for the diplomatically dicey in Cairo on Tuesday when an angry man who apparently hailed from Syria chose to express his displeasure with Ahmadinejad's support of the Syrian regime by lobbing a shoe at the Iranian leader. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 12, 2012
Thousands of Egyptians have taken to the streets to protest a referendum planned for Saturday on a new constitution promoted by Islamist President Mohamed Morsi that would give Muslim clerics a role in shaping laws. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 25, 2012
Egypt’s highest court has accused President Mohamed Morsi of staging an “unprecedented attack” on the judiciary by granting himself extensive new powers, including a ban on revoking presidential decisions and a prohibition against dissolving the legislative assembly. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Lauren Unger-Geoffroy / TruthdigNov 20, 2012
"Is this the work of a God-fearing people?" screamed our neighborhood imam over the loudspeakers during Friday's passionate sermon. The innate hostility in regard to Israel tilts toward hatred.Egyptians are aware of their country's important role in this conflict, and are watching President Mohamed Morsi's position closely. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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