Protesters laid siege to Egypt's Interior Ministry Friday, extending a rally against the military-led government into a second day in a show of anger triggered by the deaths of 74 people in the country's worst ever soccer disaster.
On Thursday, a riot broke out at a stadium in Port Said, Egypt following a soccer match between rivals Al-Masry and Al-Ahly. The home team, Al-Masry, earned a surprising 3-1 victory over Al-Ahly, the top team in Egypt's top professional league.
Seventy-four people were killed during riots following a soccer match in Egypt on Wednesday night, and furious Egyptians have again turned their anger to the ruling Supreme Council of the armed forces.
Egypt continues to feel the effects of the 2011 Revolution.
The case against Imam was brought by an attorney named Asran Mansour who is affiliated with Islamist political groups.
Egyptian activists and politicians are blaming Egyptian security for the chaotic riot at a soccer stadium in Port Said that killed 74 people and injured hundreds of others Wednesday night.
Seventy-four people were killed when supporters clashed at an Egyptian soccer match, prompting fans and politicians on Thursday to turn on the ruling army for failing to prevent the deadliest incident since Hosni Mubarak was ousted.
Seventy-four people die after violent scenes and pitch invasion at football match in Port Said.
At least 75 people were killed and scores of others were grievously injured when fans went berserk at the Egyptian capital's Port Said Stadium following the home team's surprise win over one of the country's most popular clubs. The death toll is likely to rise further.
Port Said football riot and stampede ends with deaths of 73 fans at at Port Said stadium.
At least 73 people were killed on Wednesday after rival fans of two Egyptian soccer teams rushed the field after a game.
A deadly brawl following an Egyptian soccer match has left 73 people dead, according to Egyptian state TV.
At least 70 people were killed when riots broke out between soccer fans of rival Egyptian football teams in Port Said, Egypt on Wednesday. Hundreds were injured in the riots and there is uncertainty of how many fans were killed. Take a look at the most deadly incidents in football history.
On Wednesday, 25 Chinese workers were released from 15 hours of captivity in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. They were kidnapped just yesterday by Bedouin tribesmen, who were demanding the freedom of five relatives. The Chinese workers were returned to their hotel unharmed.
A potentially deadlier form of the bird flu virus poses one of the gravest known threats to humans and justifies an unprecedented call to censor the research that produced it, a top U.S. biosecurity official said on Tuesday.
Assad has also rejected calls from the Arab League to step down from power.
Apparently Ehud Barak, Israel's defense minister and former prime minister, is having some sleepless nights. Should Israel preemptively strike Iran?
More than a year after a wave of popular uprisings swept across the Arab world, the White House spent Monday responding to the chaos the Arab Spring has unleashed in Syria and Egypt.
Miner Centamin, which operates the first modern gold mine in Egypt, more than doubled its fourth-quarter operating profit and said it expects 2012 production to rise by more than 20 percent from last year, with cash costs easing.
Polls opened on Sunday in an election for Egypt's upper house of parliament, with Islamists seeking to repeat the success they enjoyed in elections for the lower house. Begun in late November, the parliamentary votes are the first since a popular uprising toppled President Hosni Mubarak last February.
Opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stormed the Syrian embassy in Cairo, AFP agency reported.
Twitter announced Thursday that it would begin restricting Tweets in specific countries, renewing questions about how the social media platform will handle issues of free speech as it rapidly expands its global user base.
