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Articles of the author Sherif Tarek
Police vehicle set alight, teargas fired in Cairo's Nile Corniche clashes
Violent clashes between police forces and civilians broke out late Sunday in front of the InterContinental Semiramis Hotel on Cairo's Nile Corniche. Al-Ahram's Arabic-language news portal reported that a number of rioters near Abdel-Moneim Riyad Square had set a police vehicle ablaze, before (...)

04 - 03 - 2013
Live Updates 2: Six dead as violence continues in Suez, Cairo
Second anniversary of Egypt's revolution sees violence between protesters and security forces in many governorates, including Cairo, Alexandria, Gharbiya, and Suez; reports of several deaths were not confirmed by officials 22:40 Hundreds of protesters raided the headquarters of the Muslim (...)

25 - 01 - 2013
Egypt's Morsi in talks with PM over cabinet reshuffle
Egypt President Mohamed Morsi revealed on Wednesday he is in talks with Prime Minister Hisham Qandil over possible changes to the cabinet, refuting claims that a new premier would be installed in the near future. After the incumbent government faced fierce criticisms of late over chronic economic (...)

26 - 12 - 2012
Egypt divided: The people mobilise for and against referendum
Tens of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets in Cairo on Tuesday to build support for and against the anticipated referendum on constitution. Ahram Online followed and talked to both sides on a tense evening Tens of thousands of Morsi supporters rally for constitution In a peaceful rally in (...)

11 - 12 - 2012
New police powers law recreates Mubarak-era emergency regime
A controversial draft bill, named the 'protecting society from dangerous people' bill, replicates the worst features of the widely-misused and now defunct emergency law, according to a statement issued by the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR). The bill, which was prepared by the (...)

18 - 09 - 2012
Egypt's new PM faces first dilemma over claimed Islamist affiliations
No sooner had speculation ended over the identity of Egypt's new prime minister than questions emerged over the surprise appointment of Hisham Kandil to the top position on Tuesday,given lingering uncertainties about his political past, views and affiliations. Prominent public figures – including (...)

25 - 07 - 2012
Mursi declared first civilian Egyptian president but military still in control
Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Mursi becomes Egypt's first freely-elected, non-military head of state – but his diminished presidential authority under last week's 'constitutional addendum' raises question marks Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Mohamed Mursi has been named Egypt's fifth (...)

24 - 06 - 2012
'Full presidential authorities without military dominance': Brotherhood El-Beltagi
Mohamed El-Beltagi gives a major speech at Tahrir in wake of Mursi's presidential win calling for reinstatement of People's Assembly, cancellation of SCAF's Constitutional Declaration addendum, and return of army to barracks Amid wild celebrations on Sunday evening, leading Muslim Brotherhood (...)

24 - 06 - 2012
Ahly's Ultras call for mass protests
Ahly's main Ultras (hardcore football fans) groups — the Ultras Ahlawy and Ultras Devils — have called for immediate mass rallies to protest the controversial verdicts reached in the trial of deposed president Hosni Mubarak, his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, ex-interior minister Habib El-Adly and six (...)

02 - 06 - 2012
Microbus gun battle leaves Qena in disarray
A gunfight erupted in the Upper Egyptian town of Qena on Sunday night, leaving 13 people injured. Army units and state security forces intervened to end the violence by early Monday morning. Ahmed Abdul Radi, a teacher who works in El-Sa'a Square where the chaos erupted, told Ahram Online that (...)

13 - 02 - 2012
Egypt's police after the revolution: Brutality combines with lack of security
Ahram Online followed calls for radical police reforms throughout 2011 in the aftermath of the January 25 revolution; complaints and accusations against law enforcers persisted despite all promises “The Egyptian police are part of the Egyptian population that works on protecting lives and (...)

04 - 02 - 2012
BREAKING: Fire put out at Cairo Stadium
Zamalek's league game against Ismaily at the Cairo Stadium was abandoned following the end of thefirst half, after clashes in an earlier match in Port Said between Masry and defending champions Ahly left dozens dead and hundreds injured. Upon the cancelation of the match, the outer part of one (...)

01 - 02 - 2012
Islamists win 70% of Egypt People's Assembly party list seats
The Supreme Electoral Commission announced Saturday the overall make-up of the party list seats in Egypt's upcoming People's Assembly. As widely expected, the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) won the lion's share with just over 38 per cent of the seats. The Salafist Nour (...)

21 - 01 - 2012
Egypt's military rulers retreat on NGO crackdown after US intervention: reports
Egypt's military rulers have pledged to allow NGOs recently raided by security forces to reopen and operate after the US voiced disgruntlement over a security crackdown on 17 NGOs, according to The New York Times. Speaking to anonymous US officials, the Times reported that Field Marshal Mohamed (...)

31 - 12 - 2011
Abbassya residents rally to show they 'did not betray the revolution'
A Facebook page has called on the residents of the Abbassya district in Cairo to take part in a peaceful march on Monday in order to stress they “did not betray the revolution.” In recent months, Abbassya Square has been the venue of many pro-military council protests. Demonstrations staged (...)

24 - 12 - 2011
Military ‘heroes' bore the unbearable amid plot to destroy Egypt: SCAF
Adel Emara, deputy defence minister and member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), described the soldiers confronting, and attacking, protesters in downtown Cairo over the past three days as "heroes who bore the unbearable'" while dealing with "sabotaging" culprits. In a press (...)

19 - 12 - 2011
SCAF: Intelligence points to plan to burn Parliament building
Major General Adel Emara, deputy defence minister and a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), interrupted a press confernece he was giving to read out an intelligence brief stating that unknown assailants are planning to set Parliament on fire today. The announcement came as (...)

19 - 12 - 2011
SCAF hails security forces, warns of foreign plots
Deputy Defence Minister and Supreme Council of the Armed Forces member Adel Emara described soldiers who attacked protesters in downtown Cairo in recent days as “heroes” at a Monday press conference. At the conference, convened in the aftermath of a violent security crackdown on a (...)

19 - 12 - 2011
Military re-sentences Maikel Nabil to two years in prison
Coptic blogger Maikel Nabil has been sentenced to two years in military prison on Wednesday and fined LE200 (US$30.3). The verdict was returned by a C28 military court Wednesday after the case was adjourned five times over the past few months. In addition to the fine, the military court also (...)

14 - 12 - 2011
Mystery of new interior minister raises fears that the choice will be unpopular
Activists fear Prime Minister El-Ganzouri's reluctance to name the new interior minister before cabinet takes oath could mean he has chosen an unpopular figure close to the old regime With the new cabinet to be officially unveiled and sworn into office on Wednesday, the new minister of interior (...)

06 - 12 - 2011
Islamists meet expectations and raise fears in parliamentary race
The preliminary results from the first round of Egypt's parliamentary have realised the rife speculation that political parties from the Islamist current would comprise the vast majority of the next parliament. The Muslim Brotherhood's political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), has (...)

30 - 11 - 2011
Egypt's first polling day deemed promising, Brotherhood unethical
The first day of the maiden post-revolution parliamentary elections witnessed several drawbacks and violations across the nation, most of which were reportedly committed by the Muslim Brotherhood. Yet, it is fair to say that, on the whole, the ballot opener turned out to be way better than (...)

28 - 11 - 2011
Kamal El-Ganzouri returns to premiership, tasked with forming new govt
Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) officially appointed Kamal El-Ganzouri as Prime Minister on Friday and commissioned him to draw up a new interim cabinet. The appointment of El-Ganzouri, who succeeds Essam Sharaf as prime minister, was first revealed yesterday in an (...)

25 - 11 - 2011
New PM: Egypt govt won't be drawn up until start of elections
In his first press conference as prime minister, Kamal El-Ganzouri said that he needed “some time” to form a new government to replace that of outgoing PM Essam Sharaf. The 78-year-old El-Ganzouri, who was officially appointed Egypt's new premier on Friday, stressed that members of his new (...)

25 - 11 - 2011
Fighting intensifies around Tahrir Square as thousands gather for million-man march
Doctors struggle to treat victims of powerful new tear gas that causes extreme suffocation and epilepsy, as numbers swell in the square as calls for the SCAF to go intensify The non-stop battle between protesters and Central Security Forces (CSF) in Tahrir Square seems to be intensifying on Tuesday (...)

22 - 11 - 2011
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