25 January protests
Football association mulls canceling 2011 Egypt Cup
Egypt
February 13, 2011
Football association mulls canceling 2011 Egypt Cup
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) is considering the cancellation of this year's Egypt Cup, the country's oldest soccer competition, citing…
Ruling National Democratic Party inundated with resignations
Egypt
February 13, 2011
Ruling National Democratic Party inundated with resignations
Around 5000 members of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) have tendered their resignations, saying they were unable to achieve…
Pharmacists join Tahrir demonstrators
Egypt
February 11, 2011
Pharmacists join Tahrir demonstrators
Clad in their white coats, hundreds of Egyptian pharmacists marched from Qasr al-Aini Hospital to Tahrir Square to join protesters…
Witnesses: Egyptian army withdraws from positions near presidential palace
Egypt
February 10, 2011
Witnesses: Egyptian army withdraws from positions near presidential palace
Eyewitnesses on Thursday night said the Egyptian army had troops pulled out of many locations near the presidential palace in…
Independent labor protests fuel Egypt’s Tahrir uprising
Egypt
February 10, 2011
Independent labor protests fuel Egypt’s Tahrir uprising
Sweeping protests in Cairo and beyond are turning what has been a Tahrir-specific uprising to a nationwide revolution.Professionals, workers and…
Egyptian President Mubarak expected to step down tonight
Egypt
February 10, 2011
Egyptian President Mubarak expected to step down tonight
President Hosni Mubarak will meet the demands of protesters, military and ruling party officials said today, in the strongest indication…
NASA to honor Tahrir Square martyr by putting name on spacecraft
Egypt
February 10, 2011
NASA to honor Tahrir Square martyr by putting name on spacecraft
Essam Mohamed Haji, a young researcher at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), said that he had received…
Rights group to prosecute those found responsible for attacks on protesters
Egypt
February 9, 2011
Rights group to prosecute those found responsible for attacks on protesters
The Paris-based Arab Commission for Human Rights on Wednesday dispatched a fact-finding committee to Cairo in order to investigate police…
Banks to open as usual on Thursday; Egypt pound stable against US dollar
Business
February 9, 2011
Banks to open as usual on Thursday; Egypt pound stable against US dollar
Banks will open as usual on Thursday from 8:30 AM until 2:00 PM, with some branches remaining open until 5:00…
Tahrir demos accompanied by 5 labor protests to demand higher wages
Egypt
February 8, 2011
Tahrir demos accompanied by 5 labor protests to demand higher wages
Labor protests erupted in five separate locations in Cairo on Monday and Tuesday, in which demonstrators called for improved wages…