Tahrir Square
Troops, protesters clash in Cairo for third day
Egypt
December 18, 2011
Troops, protesters clash in Cairo for third day
Military police battled demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square Sunday, the third day of clashes that have killed 10 people and…
Military police burn medical supplies, detain doctors
Egypt
December 17, 2011
Military police burn medical supplies, detain doctors
Military police burned medical supplies and detained a number of doctors at the field hospital at Omar Makram Mosque on…
Troops charge into Cairo’s Tahrir, protesters flee
Egypt
December 17, 2011
Troops charge into Cairo’s Tahrir, protesters flee
Egyptian soldiers with batons charged into Tahrir Square on Saturday after fatal clashes nearby, prompting many demonstrators who have been…
In contrast to January, protesters bring everyday life to Tahrir
Life & Style
December 16, 2011
In contrast to January, protesters bring everyday life to Tahrir
Besides reaching a new level of understanding of tear gas remedies and how to avoid arrest, Tahrir demonstrators have come…
Tantawi-for-president supporters resume activities
Egypt
December 12, 2011
Tantawi-for-president supporters resume activities
An Egyptian pro-military group on Monday resumed its campaign to collect signatures in support of electing Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi,…
Protesters decide to open Tahrir Square to traffic
Egypt
December 10, 2011
Protesters decide to open Tahrir Square to traffic
Tahrir Square on Saturday was opened to traffic after having been blocked off since 18 November. After a series of…
Ganzouri: Protesters rejecting cabinet ‘a very small minority’
Egypt
December 9, 2011
Ganzouri: Protesters rejecting cabinet ‘a very small minority’
Newly-appointed Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri defended himself and his cabinet in a press conference Friday, describing those who reject both…
US State Department halts export of tear gas to Egypt
Egypt
December 8, 2011
US State Department halts export of tear gas to Egypt
US State Department spokesman Mark Toner has said that there are no current licenses for exporting tear gas canisters to…
Wednesday’s papers: Concerns about the elections, Ganzouri and Tahrir
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Concerns about the elections, Ganzouri and Tahrir
Most newspaper headlines highlight “the sweeping victory" of Islamists in the run-offs for the first phase of parliamentary elections. State-owned…
Some Tahrir protesters plan to move sit-in to cabinet
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Some Tahrir protesters plan to move sit-in to cabinet
Several political parties and groups said Wednesday they will move their sit-in from Tahrir Square to outside the cabinet building…