11 February
13 still detained over Ettehadiya clashes
Egypt
February 13, 2013
13 still detained over Ettehadiya clashes
Thirteen suspects are being detained pending an ongoing investigation into clashes near the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace on 11 February. Eight…
Update: Tahrir protesters head to presidential palace
Egypt
February 11, 2013
Update: Tahrir protesters head to presidential palace
Dozens of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square to commemorate the second anniversary of Mubarak’s downfall boarded the metro to head to the…
Update: Protesters cause LE25,000 in damages after setting Sharqiya headquarters ablaze
Egypt
February 11, 2013
Update: Protesters cause LE25,000 in damages after setting Sharqiya headquarters ablaze
Sharqiya Governorate headquarters suffered losses amounting to LE25,000 after protesters set it ablaze Monday afternoon, said prosecutors. Investigating authorities seized Molotov…
Universities, schools take part in general strike, govt institutions at work
Egypt
February 11, 2012
Universities, schools take part in general strike, govt institutions at work
Several universities, schools and workplaces have taken part in a general strike coinciding with the anniversary of the ouster of…
Updated: On 11 February the sun of liberty rose in the sky, lawyer tells Mubarak
Egypt
February 11, 2012
Updated: On 11 February the sun of liberty rose in the sky, lawyer tells Mubarak
In a surprise move, one of the plaintiffs' lawyers in the trial of toppled President Hosni Mubarak addressed Mubarak, saying that Egypt…
Egypt braces for strikes to mark Mubarak’s ouster
Egypt
February 11, 2012
Egypt braces for strikes to mark Mubarak’s ouster
Activists planned a day of civil disobedience in Egypt on Saturday to mark exactly a year since they toppled Hosni…
Jama’a al-Islamiya, Islamists attack calls for civil disobedience
Egypt
February 9, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya, Islamists attack calls for civil disobedience
Jama’a al-Islamiya and a number of prominent Islamist figures on Thursday sharply attacked calls for civil disobedience to take place…
Al-Azhar decries calls for civil disobedience
Egypt
February 8, 2012
Al-Azhar decries calls for civil disobedience
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb and Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa have both announced their rejection of calls for civil disobedience…
Brotherhood rejects calls for civil disobedience on 11 February
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Brotherhood rejects calls for civil disobedience on 11 February
The Muslim Brotherhood will boycott plans for civil disobedience on 11 February, the group said on Tuesday. It urged all…