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Nothing much happened about intervention in Syria, but you were probably too drunk to notice.
The Muslim Brotherhood Got Massacred in Cairo
Today's news that police and army troops moved in on supporters of Egypt’s former president Mohamed Morsi did not come as a surprise. The shock lay in the uncompromising speed at which the authorities moved. The death count is currently well over 200.
The Hangover News
Protests in Egypt descended into carnage this weekend, but you were probably too drunk to notice.
The Egyptian Army Massacred 51 Pro-Morsi Supporters
The Egyptian army gunned down more than 50 supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi early Monday morning in Cairo. More than 300 people sustained injuries as well in the latest, bloodiest, and potentially most destabilizing incident since the army...
A Divided Egypt Battles with Fireworks, Rocks, and Guns
The young man's face was covered in a flag made to serve as a bloody, makeshift shroud. His unconscious head bounced with the jog of the men who carried him. He was among hundreds hurt in Cairo on Friday, when tens of thousands of supporters of former...
Gigi Ibrahim Discusses What Happens Next in Egypt with Tim Pool
Egyptian blogger, journalist, and activist Gigi Ibrahim joins VICE's Tim Pool to discuss what happens now that Morsi is no longer president.
We Saw the Egyptian Military Stage a Coup in Cairo
As I write now, the center of Cairo is a sea of beeping vehicles and cheering crowds, with attack helicopters making laps of honor above us. An army-appointed judge is now the face of military rule, erasing the one-year blip of democratic government in...
Celebration and Trepidation as Egypt's Military Unseats Morsi
Egypt sighed a breath of relief Wednesday and erupted in a collective 'zaghareet,' or ululation, after the Egyptian army overthrew its deeply unpopular Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi. While the army commands a deep level of trust with many...
Morsi Ousted in Military Coup, Tahrir Rejoices
Egypt's embattled president, Mohammed Morsi, defied a military ultimatum to address concerns voiced by millions of protesters who have taken to the streets in recent days. Today a gigantic crowd has assembled in Cairo's Tahrir Square calling for Morsi...
On the Ground in Cairo at the Muslim Brotherhood Headquarters
Since Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi took office, the Egyptian economy has erupted, with the Egyptian pound valued at the lowest it’s ever been in history. Unemployment and incidents of sexual assault are on the rise. On the one-year anniversary of...
Here's What's Happening on Friday's Episode of 'VICE'
We can hardly believe we're saying this, but the sixth episode of our HBO show is airing on Friday night. Time flies when you're hanging out with child suicide bombers, chatting up gun-toting preachers, and looking for love in China. We feel so old...
The Revolution Is Still Going on in Egypt—in Tiny Flashes
What I had witnessed was not one of the vast, telegenic protests of the Egyptian revolution. It was one of thousands of smaller acts of rebellion against authority taking place throughout the country every single day. One human rights group recorded...