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  80 Hurt In Night Clashes At Cairo's Tahrir Square

  World | November 30, 2011 14:10 IST

  Cairo, Nov 30: An Egyptian security official says about 80 people were hurt when clashes erupted between protesters and angry street vendors at Cairo's Tahrir Square.The violence broke out after polls closed on Tuesday night

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  Egyptian Pop Singer Chicco Supports Protesters In Tahrir Square

  World | November 27, 2011 20:11 IST

  Cairo, Nov 27: Egyptian pop singer Chicco arrived in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday to support protesters who have gathered for a ninth day of anti-government demonstrations.Chicco led the protesters in a medley of revolutionary

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  Three American Students Arrested In Cairo Back In US

  World | November 27, 2011 15:54 IST

  St. Louis, Nov 27: The last of the three American students to arrive home after being arrested amid Cairo's tumultuous protests described his first hours in custody as “probably the scariest night of my life

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  Filmmaker Speaks After 36 Hours In Egyptian Prison

  Hollywood | November 26, 2011 20:01 IST

  Cairo, Nov 26: After being taken into custody on Wednesday, American-Egyptian filmmaker Jehane Noujaim is a free woman again.The Control Room director was in her birth city of Cairo, filming protests in Tahrir Square for

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  Three American Students Arrested In Cairo Leave Egypt

  World | November 26, 2011 19:54 IST

  Cairo, Nov 26: Three American students arrested during a protest in Cairo caught flights out of Egypt early Saturday, according to an airport official and an attorney for one of the trio.The three were arrested

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  Protesters Pack Cairo's Tahrir Square, New PM Appointed

  World | November 25, 2011 18:23 IST

  Cairo, Nov 25: Unmoved by the ruling Generals' overtures like appointment of a new Premier, tens of thousands of Egyptians today packed the iconic Tahrir Square here for a “last chance” mass rally demanding that

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  As Crowds Swell In Cairo, Military In Crisis Talks

  World | November 22, 2011 19:36 IST

  Cairo, Nov 22: A swelling crowd of tens of thousands filled Cairo's Tahrir Square Tuesday, answering the call for a million people to turn out and intensify pressure on Egypt's military leaders to hand over

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  2 Dead, 800 Injured As Protests Spread To More Egyptian Cities

  World | November 20, 2011 14:17 IST

  Cairo, Nov 20: The violent clashes between thousands of demonstrators and police in Cairo and three other Egyptian cities left two people dead and about 800 others wounded, as protesters tried to occupy the iconic

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  Syrian Opposition Group Pelted With Eggs In Cairo

  World | November 09, 2011 21:59 IST

  Beirut, Nov 9: Angry Syrian protesters pelted a group of opposition leaders with eggs outside Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Wednesday, preventing them from entering the building for talks with the organization's chief about

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  Mahatma Gandhi's Bust Unveiled In Cairo

  World | October 25, 2011 8:06 IST

  Cairo, Oct 25: A bronze bust of Mahatma Gandhi, gifted to the people of Egypt by India in recognition of their peaceful pro-democracy revolution, has been unveiled here to mark the fifth international day of

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  Israeli Embassy Attacked In Cairo; Ambassador Flees

  World | September 10, 2011 21:49 IST

  Cairo/Jerusalem, Sep 10: Egyptian armoured vehicles and troop carriers today rumbled into Cairo to cordon off the Israeli embassy after protesters stormed the premises, forcing the Israeli envoy and the staff to flee and prompting

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  Egyptians Break Into Israeli Embassy In Cairo

  World | September 10, 2011 10:45 IST

  Cairo, Sept 10:  Protesters broke into the Israeli Embassy in Cairo Friday and dumped documents out of the windows as hundreds more demonstrated outside, prompting the ambassador to rush to the airport to leave. The

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  Thousands Flock To Tahrir Square For 'Second Revolution'

  World | May 28, 2011 17:01 IST

  Cairo, May 28: Thousands of protesters returned to Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday for what they called a "second revolution," calling on Egypt's military rulers to speed up the pace of democratic reforms in a

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  Mubarak Detained With His Two Sons

  World | April 13, 2011 17:22 IST

  Cairo, Apr 13: In an unprecedented step in the Arab world, Egyptian prosecutors today detained the country's ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to face investigations on charges of corruption and abuse of

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  Hosni Mubarak Hospitalised: Report

  World | April 13, 2011 9:30 IST

  Cairo, Apr 12 : Hosni Mubarak, the deposed Egyptian president, has been hospitalised at the Red Sea port of Sharm el-Shaikh, where he has been staying since he quit following a massive popular uprising in

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  Mubarak Summoned By Egyptian Prosecutors Along With Sons

  World | April 11, 2011 17:01 IST

  Cairo, Apr 11: Bowing to demands by protesters that ousted , Hosni Mubarak be put on trial, Egyptian prosecutors today ordered the former head of state and his two sons be questioned on violence against

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  Protesters Return To Cairo's Tahrir Square, 2 Killed

  World | April 09, 2011 19:04 IST

  Cairo, Apr 9: At least two people were killed and scores wounded today when Egyptian military stormed the capital's Tahrir Square to clear the protesters, signalling that the bonhomie between them had turned sour in

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  Chaos Deepens As Clashes In Egypt Kill 13

  World | March 10, 2011 7:53 IST

  Cairo, Mar 10: Clashes between Muslims and Christians in Egypt left 13 dead and 140 wounded, deepening a sense of chaos as the police and ruling military struggled to maintain order barely a month after

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  Mubarak And Family Leave Cairo For Sharm-el-Sheikh

  World | February 11, 2011 22:48 IST

  Cairo, Feb 11 :  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his family left Cairo for the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, hours before it was announced that he has resigned, a ruling party official said

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  Doctors, Lawyers Join Anti-Mubarak Protests In Cairo

  World | February 10, 2011 19:46 IST

  Cairo, Feb 10: Doctors in white lab coats and lawyers in black robes streamed into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Thursday as labor unrest across the country gave powerful momentum to Egypt's wave of anti-government protests.