Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip have staged a demonstration to slam Egypts military over its closure of the Rafah border crossing,Press TVreports. On Sunday, angry demonstrators gathered at the crossing, calling for an immediate and permanent reopening of the closed gate, which is vital to Palestinians in the territory. The protesters say ...

An Iranian lawmaker has warned against the consequences of Egyptian Armys intervention in the North African countrys ongoing democratization process, saying militarism will be detrimental to democracy. Militarism does not favor democracy. The Army must defend the great Egyptian people against foreign threats, Mansour Haqiqatpour, member of the Majlis ...

An Egyptian military official says supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi have seized two army soldiers in the capital, Cairo. By Press TV   The Iran Project is not responsible for the content of quoted articles.

The United States has asked Egypts former ruling party the Muslim Brotherhood to accept the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi and re-enter the countrys political process. An official with the political group, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Sunday that American diplomats had contacted the partys leaders to persuade them to play an active ...

[caption id="attachment_37677" align="alignright" width="210"] Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood members gather during a demonstration at Raba al-Adwyia Mosque in Nasr City, Cairo, on July 7, 2013.[/caption] At least 34 supporters of Egypts ousted President Mohamed Morsi have been killed by the security forces ...

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi has underscored the importance of fulfilling the popular demands of the Egyptian nation through legal channels. The Islamic Republic of Iran stresses the fulfillment of the legitimate public demands in Egypt, but we believe this should be achieved through legal paths, Araqchi said on Sunday. We believe ...

U.S. Republican Senator John McCain has called on the Obama administration to stop hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the Egypt military, saying Washington must avoid repeatingpast mistakes. The request came on Friday, two days after the Egyptian military overthrew the democratically-elected government of Mohammed Morsi in a coup. We have ...

A Tehran official has urged the Egyptians to distance themselves from militarism, saying that an all-encompassing democratic trend should take hold in Egypt and the achievements of the countrys 2011 revolution be preserved. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Afro-Arab Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Egyptians legitimate demands should be respected ...