Demonstrations
Pro-Gaza demonstration blocked by police
Egypt
January 22, 2010
Pro-Gaza demonstration blocked by police
Police blocked pedestrians from attending a demonstration in support of Gaza at the Doctors Syndicate, on Thursday evening. Plain-clothed and…
Engineers protest syndicate corruption
Egypt
January 14, 2010
Engineers protest syndicate corruption
More than 150 engineers staged a protest Thursday in which they called on Irrigation Minister Nasr Allam to address the…
Downtown Cairo shaken by protests
Egypt
January 11, 2010
Downtown Cairo shaken by protests
Veterinarian doctors staged a protest Monday in front of the Egyptian Medical Association's Cairo headquarters, demanding that President Hosni Mubarak…
Homeless Duweiqa residents stage protest
Egypt
January 10, 2010
Homeless Duweiqa residents stage protest
Security forces broke up a demonstration by roughly 1500 residents of Cairo's impoverished Duweiqa district who had attempted to block…
Protests erupt in Beni Sueif, South Sinai
Egypt
January 5, 2010
Protests erupt in Beni Sueif, South Sinai
More than 300 participants in the Mubarak Social Housing Project protested Tuesday in front of the Beni Sueif Municipal Council…
600 Israelis in Egypt for Abu Hasira festival
Egypt
January 5, 2010
600 Israelis in Egypt for Abu Hasira festival
The delta city of Damanhour now looks more like a military encampment, with tight security measures being put in place…
Parliament building rocked by protests
Egypt
January 4, 2010
Parliament building rocked by protests
More than 100 residents of the Sinai Peninsula protested Monday in front of the parliament building in downtown Cairo against…
Remembering Gaza
Egypt
December 28, 2009
Remembering Gaza
Dozens of Gaza solidarity activists, Egyptians and foreigners, gathered on the stairs of the Lawyers' General Syndicate in Downtown Cairo…
Protesting joblessness
Egypt
December 7, 2009
Protesting joblessness
Over 200 workers and labor activists demonstrated Monday outside the state-run Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) and the ruling National…
Assorted demonstrations grip provinces
Egypt
November 18, 2009
Assorted demonstrations grip provinces
Roughly 1000 employees of the Lafarge Cement Company in the canal city of Suez staged a sit-in on Tuesday, claiming…