Tahrir Square
Tahrir calm for first night since Friday
Egypt
December 21, 2011
Tahrir calm for first night since Friday
Tahrir Square was calm Tuesday night for the first time since Friday, with no clashes between protesters and security forces…
Military council vows to halt attacks on protesters
Egypt
December 20, 2011
Military council vows to halt attacks on protesters
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) agreed on Tuesday to call a halt to its violent clamp-down on…
Rights group seeks permission to investigate human rights violations
Egypt
December 20, 2011
Rights group seeks permission to investigate human rights violations
The semi-official National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) is requesting permission from the attorney general to investigate human rights violations…
University students in Egypt protest against police brutality
Egypt
December 20, 2011
University students in Egypt protest against police brutality
Hundreds of students from Cairo University and Ain Shams University staged protest rallies on Tuesday against the excessive use of…
Against violence
Opinion
December 20, 2011
Against violence
It is horrific to watch military and CSF forces ganging up on defenseless citizens, on people who are actually running…
Revolutionary groups call for mass protest on Friday
Egypt
December 20, 2011
Revolutionary groups call for mass protest on Friday
Nineteen political groups and several activists have called on Egyptians to attend a mass demonstration in Cairo's Tahrir Square on…
Clinton: Egypt’s treatment of women a ‘disgrace’
Egypt
December 20, 2011
Clinton: Egypt’s treatment of women a ‘disgrace’
WASHINGTON — An impassioned Hillary Clinton accused post-revolution Egypt of failing its women as she denounced the stripping and beating…
Journalists accuse SCAF of inciting against media
Egypt
December 20, 2011
Journalists accuse SCAF of inciting against media
Journalists on Tuesday accused the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) of inciting Egyptians against revolutionaries and media…
Tuesday’s papers: Military has questions, not answers
Egypt
December 20, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Military has questions, not answers
“The armed forces show sorrow, denial, condemnation; they accuse and question but do not give answers,” reads a headline in…
Clashes near Egyptian cabinet enter fifth day, official death toll 12
Egypt
December 20, 2011
Clashes near Egyptian cabinet enter fifth day, official death toll 12
The death toll in clashes between army forces and protesters near Egypt's cabinet building reached 12 early Tuesday, the Health…