Tahrir Square
Jama’a al-Islamiya calls for halt to ‘agitation’ against military
Egypt
August 2, 2011
Jama’a al-Islamiya calls for halt to ‘agitation’ against military
The ultraconservative Islamist group Jama'a al-Islamiya said on Tuesday that those who “agitate” against the military should stop and instead…
Rights organization calls for immediate release of Tahrir detainees
Egypt
August 2, 2011
Rights organization calls for immediate release of Tahrir detainees
A human rights organization on Tuesday demanded the immediate release of protesters detained Monday after military and police dispersed the…
Military official: 111 ‘thugs’ arrested during Tahrir clearing
Egypt
August 2, 2011
Military official: 111 ‘thugs’ arrested during Tahrir clearing
Security and military forces arrested 111 people during the dispersal of the Tahrir Square sit-in on Monday, an Egyptian military…
Tuesday’s papers: Military disperses Tahrir sit-in and Mubarak to stand trial
Egypt
August 2, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Military disperses Tahrir sit-in and Mubarak to stand trial
The story dominating almost all of today’s newspapers is the forcible clearance of the Tahrir Square sit-in by the military.…
Revolutionary alliance announces march for detained protesters
Egypt
August 2, 2011
Revolutionary alliance announces march for detained protesters
The Alliance of Revolutionary Forces on Tuesday called for daily marches until the middle of Ramadan to demand the release…
Military, with civilian support, forcibly clears Tahrir sit-in
Egypt
August 1, 2011
Military, with civilian support, forcibly clears Tahrir sit-in
Military police, Central Security Forces and civilian supporters forcibly opened Tahrir Square to traffic Monday afternoon, tearing down tents and…
Official: Arab tourists to Egypt dropped in first half of 2011
Business
August 1, 2011
Official: Arab tourists to Egypt dropped in first half of 2011
The number of Arab tourists who visited Egypt in the first half of 2011 dropped by 15.3 percent compared to…
Remaining Tahrir protesters say Ramadan won’t faze them
Egypt
July 31, 2011
Remaining Tahrir protesters say Ramadan won’t faze them
Some Tahrir Square protesters on Sunday declared their intention to continue their ongoing sit-in, despite the fact that some 26…
Tahrir sit-in draws down, but martyrs’ families to persevere
Egypt
July 31, 2011
Tahrir sit-in draws down, but martyrs’ families to persevere
The pressure from downtown residents and business owners to reopen Tahrir Square is intensifying after 26 political movement and parties…
Islamists disagree over holding religious rituals in Tahrir
Egypt
July 31, 2011
Islamists disagree over holding religious rituals in Tahrir
Leaders of different Islamist groups are in disagreement over the idea of conducting religious rituals in Cairo's Tahrir Square…