Tahrir Square
Day 2 of Tahrir sit-in: PM’s address met with skepticism
Egypt
July 10, 2011
Day 2 of Tahrir sit-in: PM’s address met with skepticism
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf’s television address was largely ignored by protestors in Tahrir Square on the second day of their…
Tahrir Square wakes up hoping to reinvigorate the revolution
Egypt
July 8, 2011
Tahrir Square wakes up hoping to reinvigorate the revolution
Hundreds of youth congregated in Tahrir Square on Thursday night to prepare for yet another Friday protest on 8 July,…
Factory owner and MP conspired to spark riots, say workers
Egypt
July 7, 2011
Factory owner and MP conspired to spark riots, say workers
Sources at a marble factory have reported to Al-Masry Al-Youm that the factory's owner has been conspiring with a former…
Interior Ministry: No police in Tahrir during Friday’s protest
Egypt
July 7, 2011
Interior Ministry: No police in Tahrir during Friday’s protest
Police will not be present in Tahrir Square during Friday’s expected million-man protest, said the Interior Ministry on Thursday. Several…
Skepticism meets plan to transform Tahrir into UNESCO site
Archaeology
July 7, 2011
Skepticism meets plan to transform Tahrir into UNESCO site
Cairo Governor Abdel Kawi Khalifa wants to turn the epicenter of the city and the revolution into an official UNESCO…
Tahrir protest to underscore deep frustration with Egypt’s military
Egypt
July 7, 2011
Tahrir protest to underscore deep frustration with Egypt’s military
“Take to the streets on July 8, the revolution is still on,” reads graffiti on Qasr al-Aini street a few…
Official reports: Tahrir clashes less harmful to tourism than sectarian strife
Business
July 6, 2011
Official reports: Tahrir clashes less harmful to tourism than sectarian strife
Official statistics prove that tourism was less affected by the clashes in Tahrir Square than the sectarian violence that took…
Secular forces to protest Friday; Islamists to boycott
Egypt
July 5, 2011
Secular forces to protest Friday; Islamists to boycott
Fourteen political parties and movements have announced their plans to participate in a Tahrir Square demonstration on 8 July to…
Tuesday’s papers: Tension rises with security forces and pipeline bombing pleases Egyptians
Egypt
July 5, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Tension rises with security forces and pipeline bombing pleases Egyptians
The 26 June clashes at Tahrir Square between security forces and families of protesters killed during the 25 January revolution…
Rights group denounces excessive force against recent protests
Egypt
July 4, 2011
Rights group denounces excessive force against recent protests
Central Security Forces (CSF) used live ammunition as well as illegal quantities of tear gas, rubber bullets and buckshot during…