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Tahrir cautiously calm after Tuesday clashes
Egypt
January 18, 2012
Tahrir cautiously calm after Tuesday clashes
Cairo's Tahrir Square grew calm Wednesday morning after clashes broke out the night before between protesters and a group of…
Journalist sues Tantawi over downtown traffic detours
Egypt
January 16, 2012
Journalist sues Tantawi over downtown traffic detours
An Egyptian journalist on Sunday filed a lawsuit against Egypt's military leader, Hussein Tantawi, to demand the reopening of streets…
Alleged ‘eye sniper’ detained for 15 days, for third time
Egypt
January 11, 2012
Alleged ‘eye sniper’ detained for 15 days, for third time
The police officer nicknamed the “eye sniper” after a video apparently showed him aiming shotgun pellets at protesters’ heads during…
Tahrir quiet in wake of clashes
Egypt
January 11, 2012
Tahrir quiet in wake of clashes
Clashes that erupted in Tahrir Square Tuesday night during a unity celebration ended by Wednesday morning, eyewitnesses said. The fighting…
Activists plan airport reception for blinded revolutionary
Egypt
January 10, 2012
Activists plan airport reception for blinded revolutionary
Activists are organizing a large reception at Cairo airport for a revolutionary who had been receiving treatment in Germany for…
Calm restored in Tahrir Square following clashes
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Calm restored in Tahrir Square following clashes
Calm has been restored to Tahrir Square after clashes erupted early on Sunday between pro-democracy protesters and unidentified armed men.…
Dozens protest detention of witness to Institut d’Egypte fire
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Dozens protest detention of witness to Institut d’Egypte fire
Dozens of protesters organized a sit-in outside the Cairo High Court demanding the release of Tarek Shams, who remains in detention on…
Brotherhood considers granting military immunity to prosecution
Egypt
January 3, 2012
Brotherhood considers granting military immunity to prosecution
The Muslim Brotherhood is not against granting the Egyptian armed forces immunity to prosecution over the killing of protesters during…
Violence erupts in Tahrir as security forces clash with vendors
Egypt
December 29, 2011
Violence erupts in Tahrir as security forces clash with vendors
Violence erupted briefly in Tahrir Square on Thursday night after security forces responded to an argument between street vendors near…
Advisory Council urges police to return to the streets
Egypt
December 27, 2011
Advisory Council urges police to return to the streets
The Advisory Council on Tuesday said that it has worked to convince Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim to deploy the police…