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Military official: Armed forces ready to protect Tahrir protesters
Egypt
November 21, 2011
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
November 20, 2011
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
November 20, 2011
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
October 19, 2011
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
October 17, 2011
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
October 16, 2011
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
October 10, 2011
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
October 10, 2011
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
October 10, 2011
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
October 10, 2011
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…