Demonstrations
Demonstrators scuffle with Syrian Embassy staff in Cairo
Egypt
March 17, 2011
Demonstrators scuffle with Syrian Embassy staff in Cairo
Scores of Syrians on Thursday staged demonstrations before their embassy in Cairo, demanding the ouster of President Basher al-Assad. They…
High school students protest Egypt’s educational system
Egypt
March 1, 2011
High school students protest Egypt’s educational system
Hundreds of student protesters marched to the Ministry of Education on Tuesday afternoon, demanding immediate changes to the national curriculum…
Egypt sees spate of independent protests, sit-ins nationwide
Egypt
January 23, 2011
Egypt sees spate of independent protests, sit-ins nationwide
Egypt on Sunday witnessed a number of popular protests in different cities countrywide.
Egyptian activists stage demonstrations in solidarity with suicide protesters
Egypt
January 18, 2011
Egyptian activists stage demonstrations in solidarity with suicide protesters
Roughly two dozen activists from various opposition groups staged demonstrations on Tuesday in front of Egypt's Supreme Court in downtown…
Muslim man accused of ‘kidnapping’ Coptic girl near Beni Suef
Egypt
December 19, 2010
Muslim man accused of ‘kidnapping’ Coptic girl near Beni Suef
More than 70 Copts demonstrated outside the Ahnasia police station in Beni Suef on Sunday
Ruling NDP says Coptic protests ‘premeditated’
Egypt
November 25, 2010
Ruling NDP says Coptic protests ‘premeditated’
Officials of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) on Thursday said that recent demonstrations staged by Coptic Christians in Giza…
Info center employees, security forces clash outside lawyers syndicate
Egypt
November 10, 2010
Info center employees, security forces clash outside lawyers syndicate
Disgruntled employees of state-run information centers clashed with security forces on Wednesday outside Egyptian Lawyers Syndicate headquarters in downtown Cairo.
Disgruntled workers and grieving family members take to Cairo’s streets in protest
Egypt
October 31, 2010
Disgruntled workers and grieving family members take to Cairo’s streets in protest
Families of the Egyptian sailors kidnapped by Somali pirates in August staged a demonstration before the Interior Ministry in Cairo…
Court upholds ruling on new minimum wage; workers skeptical about implementation
Egypt
October 26, 2010
Court upholds ruling on new minimum wage; workers skeptical about implementation
Egypt’s Administrative Court issued a verdict on Tuesday upholding a previous ruling in March that obliged the government to set…
Protest against soaring food prices erupts before ministers’ council
Egypt
October 25, 2010
Protest against soaring food prices erupts before ministers’ council
A demonstration was staged in front of the Cairo headquarters of Egypt's Council of Ministers on Sunday to protest soaring…