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Upper Egypt train service resumes following Thursday protest
Egypt
December 2, 2011
Upper Egypt train service resumes following Thursday protest
Trains traveling through Upper Egypt returned to their normal schedules on Friday after demonstrators blocked railroad tracks the day before…
Eye-patched protesters march in solidarity with those who lost their eyes
Egypt
December 1, 2011
Eye-patched protesters march in solidarity with those who lost their eyes
Equipped with eye patches, dozens gathered in front of the Qasr al-Aini Hospital on Thursday, before heading to Qasr al-Nil…
The Gandhis and the Guevaras
Egypt
December 1, 2011
The Gandhis and the Guevaras
During ongoing anti-military protests that erupted last week, a clear divide has emerged between the Gandhis and the Guevaras, in…
Tahrir protester dies from injuries
Egypt
December 1, 2011
Tahrir protester dies from injuries
A protester who was injured during confrontations with police on Mohamed Mahmoud Street last week died on Wednesday, bringing the…
Tahrir sit-in enters day 12 as participants decrease in number
Egypt
November 29, 2011
Tahrir sit-in enters day 12 as participants decrease in number
Although protesters in Tahrir Square on Wednesday continued their sit-in for the 12th consecutive day, the number of participants decreased…
Tuesday papers: Celebrating Egypt’s ‘first’ parliamentary elections, without forgetting Tahrir
Egypt
November 29, 2011
Tuesday papers: Celebrating Egypt’s ‘first’ parliamentary elections, without forgetting Tahrir
The Egyptian press on Tuesday celebrates Egypt’s “first” parliamentary elections in decades, praising the high turnout of voters and the…
Only in Tahrir, elections are not at center-stage
Egypt
November 28, 2011
Only in Tahrir, elections are not at center-stage
As millions headed to cast their votes in Monday’s parliamentary elections, protesters in Tahrir Square – the epicenter of the…
Syrians protest Arab sanctions ‘interference’
World
November 28, 2011
Syrians protest Arab sanctions ‘interference’
Tens of thousands of Syrians protested Monday in state-backed rallies against unprecedented economic sanctions imposed by the Arab League over…
A brief history of field hospitals in Tahrir Square
Opinion
November 27, 2011
A brief history of field hospitals in Tahrir Square
Statement no. 84 by the Supreme Council of Military Forces on 24 November announced the establishment of a military field…
Thousands gather on Sunday for demo against ruling military council
Egypt
November 27, 2011
Thousands gather on Sunday for demo against ruling military council
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Tahrir Square Sunday to participate in the ‘Revolutionary Legitimacy’ million-strong demonstration. Students of Cairo and…