Udupi : A protest was staged near the Clock Tower here on August 19, Monday by the Students Islamic Organisation to oppose the  violence and brutalities by the military rule in Egypt which has taken over after dethroning the democratically elected Mohammad Morsi Government. The SIO member Anwar Ali Kaup while strongly condemning the violation […]

Cairo: Egypt’s defiant Muslim Brotherhood yesterday stormed and torched local government offices as they began a march from the Al-Iman mosque here, a day after over 638 people were killed in the deadliest crackdown by security forces on supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.The health ministry spokesman said death toll from nationwide violence in Egypt […]

Cairo: Amidst tensions between the opposition and President Mohammed Mursi, Egypt’s Constituent Assembly approved a draft Constitution early Friday. The final draft of Egypt’s first Constitution since the fall of former president Hosni Mubarak has been sent to Mursi, who is expected to submit it for public approval in a referendum. The approval was hurried […]

Gaza City : Fresh exchange of fire between Israel and Hamas continued unabated amid intensified international diplomatic efforts, with Egypt saying that Israeli “aggression” would end today, as a week of incessant raids claimed at least 122 Palestinian lives.   A loud boom was heard in Jerusalem with the Israeli police and army saying a […]

Cairo  : A 42-year-old French tourist was killed by robbers at a currency exchange shop in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Xinhua reported.  The masked gunmen robbed the shop and exchanged fire with the security forces. Two others, a German tourist and an Egyptian citizen, were injured. The French man was shot […]

Bangalore: When the Supreme Court gets discontented with a state government, the party which rules in the state should enquire into the matter and report back to the SC, promising clean and improved administration, otherwise it (the state govt) has no place to stand on. Like Egypt, people can not wait for 30 years and […]

Middle East : Egypt halted natural-gas exports through a pipeline feeding Israel and Jordan today after a fire at the facility, Egypt’s Oil Ministry said. The state-run Middle East News Agency said the stoppage was to limit damage caused by an explosion carried out by “subversive elements,” while the Oil Ministry said a gas leak […]