Tahrir Square
Tahrir Square partially reopened to traffic Tuesday
Egypt
January 29, 2013
Tahrir Square partially reopened to traffic Tuesday
Calm prevailed Cairo’s Tahrir Square Tuesday morning after days of clashes between protesters and security forces since the commemoration of…
Public Prosecution orders Tahrir rape investigation
Egypt
January 28, 2013
Public Prosecution orders Tahrir rape investigation
The Public Prosecution has ordered an immediate investigation into the rape of a woman in Tahrir Square during demonstrations on…
One killed in Tahrir Square, Qandil pays visit to security forces
Egypt
January 28, 2013
One killed in Tahrir Square, Qandil pays visit to security forces
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil made a surprise visit on Monday morning to the security forces stationed in the vicinity of…
Sexual assault in Tahrir: What it means, and how to stop it
Opinion
January 27, 2013
Sexual assault in Tahrir: What it means, and how to stop it
Trigger warning: This post contains accounts of sexual violence.A woman was sexually assaulted with a bladed weapon on Friday night,…
Update: Security forces fire tear gas into Tahrir
Egypt
January 27, 2013
Update: Security forces fire tear gas into Tahrir
Security vehicles entered Tahrir Square from the Qasr al-Nil entrance at 2:30 pm Sunday, with CSF troops chasing protesters onto…
Security forces, ambulances ready for violence in Friday protests
Egypt
January 25, 2013
Security forces, ambulances ready for violence in Friday protests
The Health and Interior Ministries began preparing this morning for Friday's mess demonstrations in Tahrir Square against the Muslim Brotherhood…
Update: Prosecutor general forms team to investigate violence, sabotage in Friday demos
Egypt
January 25, 2013
Update: Prosecutor general forms team to investigate violence, sabotage in Friday demos
Two years ago today, Egyptians took to the streets to protest the oppressive regime of former President Hosni Mubarak, demanding…
Tahrir revisited: From mundane crossing to a house of history
Life & Style
January 24, 2013
Tahrir revisited: From mundane crossing to a house of history
Just before it became the site of political tourism after housing mass protests and sit-ins in 2011 demanding the fall…
Interior Ministry to secure Tahrir, but not from within
Egypt
January 21, 2013
Interior Ministry to secure Tahrir, but not from within
Interior Mohamed Ibrahim said the ministry has put together a plan to secure Tahrir Square during the celebrations commemorating the…
Update: Thousands of Ultras arrive in Tahrir
Egypt
January 18, 2013
Update: Thousands of Ultras arrive in Tahrir
Thousands of Ultras Ahlawy members marching from Shubra arrived in Tahrir Square late on Friday afternoon, followed shortly thereafter by…