Friday protests
Protesters fight at High Court after some chant for military rule
Egypt
February 22, 2013
Protesters fight at High Court after some chant for military rule
Fights broke out between protesters outside the High Court on Friday evening after some demonstrators began chanting in favor of…
Hundreds march to Tahrir, call for civil disobedience
Egypt
February 22, 2013
Hundreds march to Tahrir, call for civil disobedience
The number of protesters in Tahrir Square swelled throughout Friday afternoon as opposition forces gathered to call for President Mohamed…
Update: Kafr al-Sheikh opposition forces start sit-in at city council
Egypt
February 22, 2013
Update: Kafr al-Sheikh opposition forces start sit-in at city council
Protesters from the Popular Current, Dostour Party, Karama Party and April 6 Yout Movement staged a protest in front of…
Protesters gather at presidential palace for ‘Trial of the Regime’ demo
Egypt
February 22, 2013
Protesters gather at presidential palace for ‘Trial of the Regime’ demo
Dozens of protesters gathered in front of the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace late Friday morning in preparation for the mass demonstration…
Update: Beheira protesters block railways
Egypt
February 15, 2013
Update: Beheira protesters block railways
Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets across the country on Friday, protesting against the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood…
Update: Nour Mosque march arrives at Qubba Palace
Egypt
February 15, 2013
Update: Nour Mosque march arrives at Qubba Palace
A march from Nour Mosque arrived at Qubba Palace Friday afternoon as part of the “Checkmate” mass demonstration against President…
Pope renounces violence, calls for wisdom
Egypt
February 15, 2013
Pope renounces violence, calls for wisdom
Pope Tawadros II denounced calls for civil disobedience and all violent assaults on public facilities, including the disruption of transport.…
Update: Jama’a al-Islamiya protest draws to close early Friday evening
Egypt
February 15, 2013
Update: Jama’a al-Islamiya protest draws to close early Friday evening
Early Friday evening, Islamist demonstrators at Cairo University’s Renaissance Square announced the end of today’s protest against violence held by…
Opposition forces call for mass demo at Qubba Palace on Friday
Egypt
February 14, 2013
Opposition forces call for mass demo at Qubba Palace on Friday
Thirty-eight political groups have called for a mass demonstration against President Mohamed Morsy in front of his new offices in…
Muslim Brotherhood to join Friday protests against violence
Egypt
February 13, 2013
Muslim Brotherhood to join Friday protests against violence
The Muslim Brotherhood announced Wednesday it would participate in protests Friday against violence in front of Cairo University in Giza,…