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Protesters chant slogans against Tantawi in wake of Maspero violence
Egypt
October 19, 2011
Protesters chant slogans against Tantawi in wake of Maspero violence
Coptic youth and political movements wore black and demonstrated on Monday evening in Shubra, a northern district of Cairo, to…
11 political parties threaten to storm municipality HQs in response to Treachery Law
Egypt
October 2, 2011
11 political parties threaten to storm municipality HQs in response to Treachery Law
The heads of 11 political parties threatened on Sunday to mobilize 15 million people, take over municipality headquarters, block railway…
Public transport workers demonstrate before cabinet building
Egypt
October 2, 2011
Public transport workers demonstrate before cabinet building
Thousands of workers of the Public Transport Authority have continued their sit-in before the cabinet building for the second week…
Central Security Forces stationed in Tahrir
Egypt
October 1, 2011
Central Security Forces stationed in Tahrir
The Central Security Forces amassed in Tahrir Square on Saturday after forcibly breaking a sit-in staged by dozens of activists in…
Revolutionary Youth Union mulls sit-in to pressure military council
Egypt
September 27, 2011
Revolutionary Youth Union mulls sit-in to pressure military council
The Revolutionary Youth Union, which includes 18 political parties and movements, has announced that it will take part in Friday’s…
Mubarak trial adjourned until October, plaintiffs’ lawyers challenge judge
Egypt
September 24, 2011
Mubarak trial adjourned until October, plaintiffs’ lawyers challenge judge
The testimony of Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi in the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak lasted one hour, judicial sources…
Metro workers go on strike
Egypt
September 4, 2011
Metro workers go on strike
Egyptian Metro Company workers on Sunday staged a sit-in demanding pay increases. State-run news agency MENA quoted an informed source…
Relatives of imprisoned leader refuse to disperse sit-in outside US Embassy
Egypt
August 28, 2011
Relatives of imprisoned leader refuse to disperse sit-in outside US Embassy
Relatives of Jama’a al-Islamiya spiritual leader Omar Abdel Rahman, who is serving time in a US prison for his part…
Egyptian protesters continue protest at Israeli Embassy
Egypt
August 20, 2011
Egyptian protesters continue protest at Israeli Embassy
Approximately 2000 people continued protesting around the Israeli Embassy in Cairo on Saturday after the Egyptian government decided to recall…
Authorities release 113 arrested in Tahrir Square
Egypt
August 4, 2011
Authorities release 113 arrested in Tahrir Square
Egypt's public prosecutor ordered Wednesday the release of 113 people detained since Monday when the army and police forces forcibly…