Tahrir Square
Tahrir Updates: Thousands show up to defy SCAF statement
Egypt
July 12, 2011
Tahrir Updates: Thousands show up to defy SCAF statement
10:10pm: An unknown group distributed pamphlets in Tahrir Square calling for the establishment of a “presidential council” to rule the…
Presidential hopeful Ayman Nour slams PM
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Presidential hopeful Ayman Nour slams PM
Egyptian presidential hopeful Ayman Nour on Monday compared Egypt's cabinet to a "shadow government," saying it acts as a "proxy"…
Not all protesters’ demands legitimate, says presidential hopeful
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Not all protesters’ demands legitimate, says presidential hopeful
Some of the Tahrir Square protesters’ demands are illegitimate, and some mistaken, said presidential hopeful Mohamed Selim al-Awa. In an…
Tahrir protesters spend 3rd night in Tahrir
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Tahrir protesters spend 3rd night in Tahrir
Protesters continued their sit-in in Tahrir Square for the third consecutive day on Monday to call for swifter action against…
Monday’s papers: Outrage over Sharaf’s speech
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Monday’s papers: Outrage over Sharaf’s speech
Most of Monday's papers lead with the negative impact of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf's televised speech broadcast on Saturday night.…
Political coalition calls for a million-strong protest and march on Tuesday
Egypt
July 10, 2011
Political coalition calls for a million-strong protest and march on Tuesday
The Second Egyptian Revolution Coalition on Sunday called for a million-strong protest and march aimed at escalating the situation to…
Protesters demand security reform, new budget
Egypt
July 10, 2011
Protesters demand security reform, new budget
Political and revolutionary groups in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday released a list of demands through the square's demonstrator-run broadcasts.…
Government employees join strike
Egypt
July 10, 2011
Government employees join strike
On Sunday employees of the Mugamma, a large government administrative building in downtown Cairo, joined protesters staging an open-ended sit-in…
ElBaradei calls for clear response to protesters’ demands
Egypt
July 10, 2011
ElBaradei calls for clear response to protesters’ demands
Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei called for a trenchant response to the government’s failure to meet the Egyptian revolution’s demands.
Protesters block entry to Mugamma after PM’s address
Egypt
July 10, 2011
Protesters block entry to Mugamma after PM’s address
In their first response to the televised address given by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on Saturday, protesters vented their frustration…