Tahrir Square
Cabinet holds urgent meeting on Cairo clashes
Egypt
November 20, 2011
Cabinet holds urgent meeting on Cairo clashes
Egypt's interim cabinet held an urgent meeting Sunday presided over by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf to discuss recent clashes in…
Activists flock to Tahrir Square to protest against military rule
Egypt
November 20, 2011
Activists flock to Tahrir Square to protest against military rule
Activists continued to flock to Tahrir Square on Sunday to protest against the mismanagement of the transitional phase and return…
Interior Ministry: 45 arrested in downtown Cairo clashes
Egypt
November 20, 2011
Interior Ministry: 45 arrested in downtown Cairo clashes
Forty-five "rioters" were arrested in the Saturday clashes that broke out between protesters and security forces in downtown Cairo, Egypt's…
Socialist party urges members to support protesters in Tahrir
Egypt
November 20, 2011
Socialist party urges members to support protesters in Tahrir
The Socialist Popular Alliance Party has urged its members to take to Egypt's squares to "defend the revolution and its…
Brotherhood blames downtown Cairo clashes on government
Egypt
November 20, 2011
Brotherhood blames downtown Cairo clashes on government
Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy is responsible for the clashes that erupted between protesters in and around Tahrir Square and…
Update: Police, protesters clash for 2nd day in Egypt
Egypt
November 20, 2011
Update: Police, protesters clash for 2nd day in Egypt
Egyptian police are clashing for a second day in central Cairo with protesters demanding that the military quickly announce a…
Sunday’s papers: Violence in Tahrir, security forces praised for ‘restraint,’ elections anger
Egypt
November 20, 2011
Sunday’s papers: Violence in Tahrir, security forces praised for ‘restraint,’ elections anger
"Tear gas canisters return to Tahrir," announces the front page of Sunday’s Al-Shorouk; the paper, like most of the day’s…
UPDATE: Second death reported in Alexandria, clashes continue in Cairo
Egypt
November 20, 2011
UPDATE: Second death reported in Alexandria, clashes continue in Cairo
2:00 am: Another death has been reported in Alexandria. Al-Tayyar Al-Masry Party leader Sameh al-Barqy told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the…
Egypt riot police drive protesters out of square
Egypt
November 19, 2011
Egypt riot police drive protesters out of square
Egypt's riot police are dismantling tents and arresting hold-out activists as they clear out protesters from central Cairo's Tahrir Square.…
Following Friday’s massive protests, activists launch renewed sit-in
Egypt
November 19, 2011
Following Friday’s massive protests, activists launch renewed sit-in
Approximately 2000 activists on Friday night vowed to stage a sit-in in Tahrir square following a mass rally in which…