Egypt Tahrir clashes rage on for fifth dayEgyptian police and soldiers fired weapons and used batons and teargas for a fifth day on Tuesday in the latest security operation to clear Cairo's central Tahrir Square of opponents of army rule. The sou More… |
Security forces, protesters clash again in CairoProtesters and security forces fought in Cairo on Sunday, the third day of clashes that have killed 10 people and exposed rifts over the army's role as it manages Egypt's promised transition from military to civilian rule. Soldiers and pol More… |
Egypt awaits poll results, protests plannedEgypt will hear the results of elections which Islamist parties look set to win on Friday, and protesters have called a rally to remember 42 people killed in clashes with police last month. Islamist success at the polls in the most populou More… |
High turnout in Egypt electionEgyptians voted in droves on Monday in the first election since the fall of longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak, giving Islamists a chance to make political gains even as the army generals who replaced him cling to power. Turnout in the country's More… |
Protests continue as Egypt goes to pollsProtesters gathered again in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday to try to evict the generals who replaced Hosni Mubarak, in a trial of strength that has muddied the run-up to Egypt's first vote since a popular revolt deposed the former leader. More… |
Egyptian protests continue; clashes kill 12Protesters demanding Egypt's ruling generals hand over power beat back a new police raid to evict them from Cairo's central Tahrir Square on Monday, witnesses said. The police fired tear gas and attacked a makeshift field hospital, More… |
Two killed, hundreds hurt in Egypt clashesClashes erupted between protesters and police in Cairo and two other Egyptian cities, killing two people and wounding hundreds in the biggest security challenge yet for the country's ruling generals days before scheduled elections. In scen More… |
Army to remove protesters; focus on economyEgypt's military rulers ordered protesters to leave Tahrir Square, a symbol of the tumultuous revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak, as the cabinet on Sunday made law and order and restarting the economy its top priorities. 'The army More… |








