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Fact-finding panel blames security for Port Said massacre
Egypt
February 12, 2012
Fact-finding panel blames security for Port Said massacre
A Parliament-appointed fact-finding panel has blamed Port Said stadium officials and security authorities for violence at a football match on…
FIFA will take steps to reinstate Egypt’s Football Association
Egypt
February 5, 2012
FIFA will take steps to reinstate Egypt’s Football Association
FIFA will take steps to reinstate Egypt's Football Association (EFA), suspended by Cairo after 74 people died in violence at…
Blog: Football meets politics again, but differently
Egypt
February 5, 2012
Blog: Football meets politics again, but differently
I watched endless re-runs of the final moments of the Ahly–Masry game in Port Said in a restaurant, on a…
Update: Security forces again tear gas Mansour street following lull in clashes
Egypt
February 3, 2012
Update: Security forces again tear gas Mansour street following lull in clashes
Security forces again fired teargas on Mansour Street in downtown Cairo Friday evening. The most recent barrage came after a…
Egypt protesters besiege Interior Ministry
Egypt
February 3, 2012
Egypt protesters besiege Interior Ministry
Protesters laid siege to Egypt's Interior Ministry on Friday, extending a rally against the military-led government into a second day…
Update: Clashes near Interior Ministry after marches against Port Said massacre, military rule
Egypt
February 2, 2012
Update: Clashes near Interior Ministry after marches against Port Said massacre, military rule
Riot police fired tear gas at protesters Thursday evening as thousands of people swarmed streets surrounding the Ministry of Interior…
Port Said violence was work of infiltrators, not ultras, say locals
Egypt
February 2, 2012
Port Said violence was work of infiltrators, not ultras, say locals
PORT SAID — Port Said residents are adamant that the violence at Wednesday’s football match here was caused by infiltrators,…
Activists, politicians see more than hooliganism in football violence
Egypt
February 2, 2012
Activists, politicians see more than hooliganism in football violence
At least 71 are confirmed dead in the worst-ever fan violence following a sporting event in Egypt, after a fight…
Update: SCAF announces state of mourning
Egypt
February 2, 2012
Update: SCAF announces state of mourning
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has announced a state of general mourning for three days, after violence in…
Health Ministry: At least 71 killed in clashes after Egypt football match
Egypt
February 1, 2012
Health Ministry: At least 71 killed in clashes after Egypt football match
At least 71 people were killed Wednesday in violence following a football match in Port Said, when fans flooded the…