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Military official: Armed forces ready to protect Tahrir protesters
Egypt

Military official: Armed forces ready to protect Tahrir protesters

The armed forces “are ready to provide Tahrir Square with security forces to protect it from assaults, if protesters want…
State TV website hacked, message posted criticizing bias
Egypt

State TV website hacked, message posted criticizing bias

Hackers attacked the website of Egypt's state TV on Sunday to protest what they called its biased coverage of the…
Armed forces ‘draw up plan to secure Egypt before and during elections’
Egypt

Armed forces ‘draw up plan to secure Egypt before and during elections’

The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has taken procedures to guarantee stability in the coming days ahead…
Protesters chant slogans against Tantawi in wake of Maspero violence
Egypt

Protesters chant slogans against Tantawi in wake of Maspero violence

Coptic youth and political movements wore black and demonstrated on Monday evening in Shubra, a northern district of Cairo, to…
Committee: State TV did not incite attack on Maspero protesters
Egypt

Committee: State TV did not incite attack on Maspero protesters

A week after at least 27 civilians died during a Coptic protest, a committee described by Egyptian officials as "impartial"…
Maspero civilian death toll up to 27 as victim dies of injuries
Egypt

Maspero civilian death toll up to 27 as victim dies of injuries

The civilian death toll in the violence at Maspero on 9 October has mounted to 27, as Magdy Fahim Mosaad died Sunday…
Monday’s papers: A doomed night for Egypt’s revolution
Egypt

Monday’s papers: A doomed night for Egypt’s revolution

Today's newspapers, both independent and state-owned, condemn Sunday's violence outside the state TV building in central Cairo, and mostly refer…
Facebook users demand justice for 2 Copts killed Sunday
Egypt

Facebook users demand justice for 2 Copts killed Sunday

Information and photos of two youths named Mina Danial and Michael Mosaad, whose lives were lost during violence outside the…
Sharaf: We are facing a conspiracy but will not surrender
Egypt

Sharaf: We are facing a conspiracy but will not surrender

Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on Monday warned Egyptians of a “despicable conspiracy against Egypt,” describing violent clashes that took place…
A firsthand account: Marching from Shubra to deaths at Maspero
Egypt

A firsthand account: Marching from Shubra to deaths at Maspero

The march from the Cairo district of Shubra was huge, like the numbers on 28 January. In the front row…
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