Egypt
Interior Ministry calls ‘Rage’ demos a ‘brazen challenge’ to state authority
January 25, 2011
Interior Ministry calls ‘Rage’ demos a ‘brazen challenge’ to state authority
The Egyptian Interior Ministry has described Tuesday's "Day of Rage" demonstrations--held in several cities throughout the capital--as a “brazen challenge"…
Rubber bullets fail to break up massive demonstration in Alexandria
January 25, 2011
Rubber bullets fail to break up massive demonstration in Alexandria
Egyptian security forces used rubber bullets to disperse an estimated eight thousand demonstrators in Alexandria's central Sidi Gaber Square on…
Hezbollah-backed candidate chosen as Lebanese PM; Hariri supporters cry foul
January 25, 2011
Hezbollah-backed candidate chosen as Lebanese PM; Hariri supporters cry foul
Beirut--Violent protests erupted across Lebanon on Tuesday as a Hezbollah-backed candidate was chosen as its next prime minister, plunging the…
Dozens of policemen seized, beaten by protesters in downtown Cairo
January 25, 2011
Dozens of policemen seized, beaten by protesters in downtown Cairo
Angry protesters in Cairo's central Tahrir Square seized some 50 police sergeants, whom they beat before releasing, according to eyewitnesses…
1000 people protest in Mansoura
January 25, 2011
1000 people protest in Mansoura
More than 1000 people belonging to different opposition groups protested today in Mansoura and raised banners reading "An Egyptian Uprising"…
Egyptians report poor communication services on Day of Anger
January 25, 2011
Egyptians report poor communication services on Day of Anger
Egyptian Internet users and mobile phone subscribers complained about poor service on the “Day of Anger” in which thousands of…
Cairo’s biggest squares occupied by protesters
January 25, 2011
Cairo’s biggest squares occupied by protesters
Around 15,000 protesters have occupied Tahrir Square, Cairo’s biggest square, in one of Egypt’s biggest demonstrations in decades. Eyewitnesses said…
Mahalla protesters smash Mubarak photo
January 25, 2011
Mahalla protesters smash Mubarak photo
Furious Egyptians in Mahalla, Gharbiya, west of Cairo, destroyed a picture of President Hosni Mubarak during Tuesday's protests, which had…
Activists say Arab media blind to protests
January 25, 2011
Activists say Arab media blind to protests
Egyptian activists on Tuesday complained of what they described as Arab TV channels' ignorance of current protests witnessed in their…