Egypt
Number of protest-related arrests remains unclear
January 26, 2011
Number of protest-related arrests remains unclear
Statements about the number of protesters arrested by police in Tuesday's "Day of Anger" demonstrations remain contradictory.An Interior Ministry source…
Egypt’s ruling party says it understands demonstrators’ demands
January 26, 2011
Egypt’s ruling party says it understands demonstrators’ demands
Egypt’s ruling National Democratic Party on Wednesday said it understands the demands of the citizens who took to the streets…
Facebook reported inaccessible in Egypt
January 26, 2011
Facebook reported inaccessible in Egypt
Washington--A website that monitors Internet traffic was receiving reports Wednesday that Facebook was inaccessible in Egypt, a day after Twitter…
Egypt security forces arrest dozens of activists in Assiut, Mahalla
January 26, 2011
Egypt security forces arrest dozens of activists in Assiut, Mahalla
Security services in the city of Assiut, Upper Egypt on Wednesday arrested 50 members of the National Association for Change,…
Security forces foil fresh protest attempts in Tanta, Suez, Mahalla
January 26, 2011
Security forces foil fresh protest attempts in Tanta, Suez, Mahalla
Security forces in the Nile Delta city of Tanta succeeded in preventing dozens of would-be protesters from staging demonstrations in…
Authorities ban Egypt Metro from stopping at Tahrir Square
January 26, 2011
Authorities ban Egypt Metro from stopping at Tahrir Square
Egyptian authorities on Wednesday prohibited the underground metro from stopping at Sadat Metro Station in central Cairo so as to…
Egyptian security forces beat back protesters en route to Tahrir Square
January 26, 2011
Egyptian security forces beat back protesters en route to Tahrir Square
Egyptian police fired teargas canisters towards roughly one thousand protesters on Wednesday evening as the latter marched down Cairo's 26…
Interior Ministry labels Egyptian protesters ‘rioters’
January 26, 2011
Interior Ministry labels Egyptian protesters ‘rioters’
Egypt's Interior Ministry dismissed protesters rallying in downtown Cairo yesterday as “rioters.” The description came in the context of a…
Egyptian police accuse protesters of killing two citizens in Suez
January 26, 2011
Egyptian police accuse protesters of killing two citizens in Suez
Egyptian police charged two demonstrators in Suez, northeast of Cairo, of killing two other demonstrators participating in the “Day of…
Police disperse Ramses protest with teargas
January 26, 2011
Police disperse Ramses protest with teargas
Egyptian police fired teargas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of demonstrators in Ramses, Cairo’s busiest square, eyewitnesses said.A group of…