Morsi greets the nation as president for the first time
President Morsi swears oath of office in front of the SCC then heads to address the nation from Cairo University
Rebels: Syrian troops near Turkish border
The rebel Free Syrian Army said on Friday that Syrian troops were massing near the Turkish border amid tensions since Syria's downing of a Turkish jet last week.
President-elect Morsi takes oath of office atop a stage in Tahrir Square
Morsi strives for middle ground; the president-elect takes the oath of office in Tahrir, and will do so again infront of SCC general assembly tomorrow
Morsi heading to Tahrir at six, activists scorned at his SCC oath decision
Morsi's decision to swear the oath of office infront of the SCC is met with scorn and anger from the revolutionary powers
Iran warns EU of ‘repercussions’
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, warned the European Union in a letter sent on Thursday that new sanctions will have "repercussions" on talks over his country's atomic activities.
SCAF generals: No blood on our hands
In a CBC interview last night, Major Generals Mohamed El-Assar and Mahmoud Hegazy said that the supplementary constitutional decree not limit Morsi’s powers and that they would practice limited legislative…
Senior Hamas member killed in Syria, Israel accused of responsibility
The senior Hamas member was the assistant to another Hamas official killed in an elaborate operation in Dubai two years ago that gained international notoriety
Inflation slows in Egypt while deficit widens.
Egypt's inflation slowed in April, despite overall food prices remaining high and the country's deficit widening to $11.2 billion, as Egypt's transition seemed to be prolonging its economic woes, the…
Salem and Fahmy imprisoned over Israel gas deal
A Cairo Criminal Court on Thursday convicted the former Minister of Petroleum and a prominent businessman for selling Egyptian natural gas to Israel at below market rates
Mohamed Gouda discusses ‘Nahda’ project
Dr. Mohamed Gouda, a member of the Freedom and Justice Party's (FJP) economic committee and its spokesman, responded to recent criticisms that businessmen prepared the party’s Nahda project and that…