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Tens of thousands gather in Tahrir Square calling for Mubarak's ouster

04 Feb 2011
Tens of thousands of Egyptians began gathering in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo on Friday for the eleventh day of protests calling for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation. Mubarak has ruled Egypt for 30 years. Large groups...
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Tantawy calls Brotherhood to negotiate with the government

Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawy, Minister of Defense
04 Feb 2011
The Egyptian military guarded thousands of protesters pouring into Cairo's main square on Friday in an attempt to drive out President Hosni Mubarak after a week and half of pro-democracy demonstrations. Defense Minister Hussein Tantawi...
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Cops and thugs assault, detain journalists and anti-Mubarak activists

جانب من مسيرة مؤيدة للرئيس المصري حسني مبارك ، 3 فبراير 2011. خرج الآلاف من المواطنيين في مسيرة مؤيدة للرئيس «مبارك» رداً على المظاهرات والمسيرات الشعبية في مختلف محافظات مصر المطالبة برحيله واسقاط النظام الحاكم والتي اندلعت من اسبوع مضى - فيما يعرف باسم مظاهرات الغضب - نظراً لتردي الأوضاع الاقتصادية والاجتماعية والسياسية السائدة.
04 Feb 2011
Local and foreign journalists, NGO employees, protesters and social workers have been subject to a crackdown by plainclothes and uniformed policemen, armed thugs, and pro-Mubarak supporters, who all seemed to be working in tandem....
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Brotherhood says no plans for Egypt presidential bid

During a press conference, Muslim Brotherhood leader, Mohammed Badi  announces the Muslim Brotherhood will participate in the upcoming November Parliamentary elections, and that “Islam is the solution” is their official campaign slogan, Brotherhood Guidance Office , al-Manial district, Giza, 9 October, 2010. Badi   said the decision was made in full coordination with the parties and all political forces, adding the group will compete for 30 percent of the seats in parliament after coordination with political parties. The decision came following calls by 20 Brotherhood leaders to boycott the parliamentary elections.
04 Feb 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's biggest opposition group, has no ambitions to run for the Egyptian presidency, a leading member of the Islamist movement told Al Jazeera television on Friday. Mohammed al-Beltagi also said government...
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Demonstrators detain policemen, govt-hired thugs

An ID showing one of pro-Mubarak supporters who attacked anti-regime protesters in Tahrir Square. The ID identifies the supporter as being a member in the ruling National Democratic Party.
03 Feb 2011
As the man was dragged kicking and screaming to one of Tahrir Square’s makeshift prisons, cries of “kill him!” filled the air. Some anti-government protesters tried to protect the man, who was taken underground to be kept...
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United Nations to evacuate staff from Cairo

اشتباكات دامية بين مؤيدي ومعارضي الرئيس حسني مبارك بميدان التحرير خلال المظاهرات المندلعة منذ أسبوع المطالبة باسقاط النظام الحاكم في ظل التدهور السياسي والاقتصادي والاجتماعي بالبلاد، القاهرة، 3 يناير 2011.
03 Feb 2011
The United Nations has sent several planes to evacuate the families of its essential and non-essential staff in Egypt,  an official source said on Thursday. The deportation process began on Wednesday and will continue until Saturday,...
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Egyptian army starts rounding up journalists

مئات الآلاف احتشدوا في ميدان التحرير خلال المظاهرة المليونية التي دعت لها بعض قوى المعارضة لاسقاط النظام الحاكم، ميدان التحرير، القاهرة، 1 فبراير 2011. تستمر مظاهرات شعبية في العديد من المحافظات المصرية منذ اندلاع
03 Feb 2011
The Egyptian military started rounding up journalists, possibly for their own protection, on Thursday after they came under attack from supporters of President Hosni Mubarak who have been assaulting anti-government protesters. The U.S....
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Israeli conspiracy theories-for Egypt unrest-begin to spread

A file photo shows a general view of the skyline of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, as seen from one of its high-rise buildings.
03 Feb 2011
On Wednesday night, the Egyptian satellite TV station al-Mehwar broadcast a live interview with Shaimaa, a former journalist, who claimed to be trained by Jews in the US to destabilize the political regime in Egypt. Shaimaa said on air...
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Thousands join pro-democracy protesters

مئات الآلاف احتشدوا في ميدان التحرير خلال المظاهرة المليونية التي دعت لها بعض قوى المعارضة لاسقاط النظام الحاكم، ميدان التحرير، القاهرة، 1 فبراير 2011. تستمر مظاهرات شعبية في العديد من المحافظات المصرية منذ اندلاع
03 Feb 2011
Thousands of protesters have been flocking to Cairo’s Tahrir Square to join pro-democracy protesters who are continuing their calls for President Hosni Mubarak's resignation. Meanwhile, hundreds of Mubarak supporters have...
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Egypt’s attorney-general bans former ministers and officials from travel

Ahmed Al-Maghrabi minister of housing in the Egyptian government
03 Feb 2011
Judicial sources on Thursday said Egypt’s attorney-general banned a former official of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) and three former ministers from travel in advance of referring them to investigation. Speaking on...
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