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Protesters with disparate grievances converge on government offices
Egypt
September 28, 2011
Protesters with disparate grievances converge on government offices
Protesters representing a number of different causes, including working conditions and wages, converged on downtown Cairo on Wednesday, demonstrating outside…
Egyptian activists call for unemployment marches
Egypt
September 28, 2011
Egyptian activists call for unemployment marches
Egyptian activists on Wednesday urged the unemployed to stage marches in downtown Cairo Friday. The Facebook page "For All the…
Activists stage surprise protest against Emergency Law
Egypt
September 28, 2011
Activists stage surprise protest against Emergency Law
Hundreds of activists staged a surprise march from Shubra to downtown Cairo Tuesday against the broadening of Egypt's long-standing Emergency…
Protesters at Ain Shams University demand removal of president
Egypt
September 27, 2011
Protesters at Ain Shams University demand removal of president
About 200 students and professors from Ain Shams University staged protests on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of their president, Maged…
Revolutionary Youth Union mulls sit-in to pressure military council
Egypt
September 27, 2011
Revolutionary Youth Union mulls sit-in to pressure military council
The Revolutionary Youth Union, which includes 18 political parties and movements, has announced that it will take part in Friday’s…
Political forces mobilize for ‘million-strong demo to reclaim the revolution’
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Political forces mobilize for ‘million-strong demo to reclaim the revolution’
Various political forces have called for a million-strong demonstration on Friday under the slogan of ‘Reclaiming the Revolution.’ Protesters are…
Monday’s papers: Food prices rise and Egyptian politics accelerate
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Monday’s papers: Food prices rise and Egyptian politics accelerate
“498 seats in the People's Assembly, 270 in the Shura Council,” reads the main headline on Al-Ahram’s front page. In…
Iran begins to change stance toward Syrian regime
Egypt
September 24, 2011
Iran begins to change stance toward Syrian regime
Iran is reviewing its defense of the Syrian regime and Bashar al-Assad has threatened to inform the US of Hizbullah's…
Egypt down 25 positions on Global Peace Index
Egypt
September 22, 2011
Egypt down 25 positions on Global Peace Index
Egypt ranks 73 on the Global Peace Index 2011, published on Wednesday by the Vision of Humanity Foundation, a non-profit…
Israeli Embassy staff leaves Egypt following brief return
Egypt
September 22, 2011
Israeli Embassy staff leaves Egypt following brief return
Israeli diplomats left Egypt for the second time this month Thursday morning, after returning to Cairo for three days to…