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Presidential hopefuls condemn military attack on Tahrir
Egypt

Presidential hopefuls condemn military attack on Tahrir

Presidential hopefuls Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh and Mohamed ElBaradei blamed Egypt’s ruling military council on Sunday night for two days…
Interior Ministry: 45 arrested in downtown Cairo clashes
Egypt

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…
Armed forces ‘draw up plan to secure Egypt before and during elections’
Egypt

Armed forces ‘draw up plan to secure Egypt before and during elections’

The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has taken procedures to guarantee stability in the coming days ahead…
Brotherhood blames downtown Cairo clashes on government
Egypt

Brotherhood blames downtown Cairo clashes on government

Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy is responsible for the clashes that erupted between protesters in and around Tahrir Square and…
Update: Police, protesters clash for 2nd day in Egypt
Egypt

Update: Police, protesters clash for 2nd day in Egypt

Egyptian police are clashing for a second day in central Cairo with protesters demanding that the military quickly announce a…
Sunday’s papers: Violence in Tahrir, security forces praised for ‘restraint,’ elections anger
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: Violence in Tahrir, security forces praised for ‘restraint,’ elections anger

"Tear gas canisters return to Tahrir," announces the front page of Sunday’s Al-Shorouk; the paper, like most of the day’s…
Gloves off as Egypt’s election race heats up
Egypt

Gloves off as Egypt’s election race heats up

Egyptians are facing a blizzard of posters and TV adverts seeking their votes in the first free parliamentary election in…
Amid security problems and desperation, Egypt’s hospitals struggle
Egypt

Amid security problems and desperation, Egypt’s hospitals struggle

A man walks into a hospital, asking to be admitted as a patient into the neurology department. The receptionist apologizes…
Monday’s papers: A failing state on the horizon
Egypt

Monday’s papers: A failing state on the horizon

Front-page headlines reflecting fears and confusions about the electoral process have become a common in recent papers, just two weeks…
Citizens protesting chemical plant clash with security
Egypt

Citizens protesting chemical plant clash with security

Protesters at the Damietta seaport engaged in violent clashes with security forces, who eventually managed to reopen the seaport, on…
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