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Official death toll from clashes in Egypt rises to 28
Egypt
November 22, 2011
Official death toll from clashes in Egypt rises to 28
The number of deaths resulting from clashes between protesters and security forces in Egypt since Saturday rose to 28, the…
Cabinet holds urgent meeting on Cairo clashes
Egypt
November 20, 2011
Cabinet holds urgent meeting on Cairo clashes
Egypt's interim cabinet held an urgent meeting Sunday presided over by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf to discuss recent clashes in…
Interior Ministry: 45 arrested in downtown Cairo clashes
Egypt
November 20, 2011
Interior Ministry: 45 arrested in downtown Cairo clashes
Forty-five "rioters" were arrested in the Saturday clashes that broke out between protesters and security forces in downtown Cairo, Egypt's…
Socialist party urges members to support protesters in Tahrir
Egypt
November 20, 2011
Socialist party urges members to support protesters in Tahrir
The Socialist Popular Alliance Party has urged its members to take to Egypt's squares to "defend the revolution and its…
Police and street vendors clash in Ramses Square
Egypt
August 23, 2011
Police and street vendors clash in Ramses Square
Violent clashes erupted between police and street vendors in Ramses Square on Tuesday afternoon, leading to the injury of two…
Le Bistro: Expanding the elegance of downtown
Food
April 11, 2011
Le Bistro: Expanding the elegance of downtown
Dining in Cairo has taken on a new sense of urgency in the revolutionary age. In the spirit of abiding…
Streets of Cairo: Antiques, cars and kebab on Hoda Shaarawi Street
Life & Style
March 12, 2011
Streets of Cairo: Antiques, cars and kebab on Hoda Shaarawi Street
A five-story Ottoman-era apartment block above Louvre Meuble furniture store looms over Hoda Shaarawi Street like a cantankerous old grandfather.On…
Fire breaks out on 9th floor of Tahrir’s Mogamma
Egypt
February 28, 2011
Fire breaks out on 9th floor of Tahrir’s Mogamma
A fire broke out on Monday in a ninth floor room of the Tahrir Complex, also know as the Mogamma,…
Authorities begin removing billboards from Cairo’s downtown district
Egypt
January 18, 2011
Authorities begin removing billboards from Cairo’s downtown district
Authorities have begun implementing a decree issued by Cairo Governor Abdel Azim Wazir calling for the removal of all billboards…