Tahrir Square

Opposition unites in ‘state of fury’
Egypt

Opposition unites in ‘state of fury’

Tens of thousands converged in Tahrir Square Tuesday for a show of force that promised to unite secular political powers…
Blog: Overheard in Tahrir
Egypt

Blog: Overheard in Tahrir

“Shave your beard and show us your face, so we can see your true disgrace: you look just like Mubarak!”
PM: Government will confront ‘saboteurs’
Egypt

PM: Government will confront ‘saboteurs’

The government would sternly confront any destructive and violent actions that deviate from peaceful protests, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said in…
Update: Tahrir full as protesters reject Morsy declaration
Egypt

Update: Tahrir full as protesters reject Morsy declaration

Tahrir Square was full after marches arrived from different Cairo neighborhoods Tuesday for a demonstration against President Mohamed Morsy’s 22…
Stock market rebounds Tuesday after initial decline; banks near Tahrir close
Business

Stock market rebounds Tuesday after initial decline; banks near Tahrir close

The Egyptian Stock Market index rebounded by the end of the Tuesday session, according to brokers who cited the Muslim…
Monday’s papers: The aftermath of Morsy’s declaration
Egypt

Monday’s papers: The aftermath of Morsy’s declaration

Almost all local newspapers highlight the massive stock market plunge on their front pages Monday. In the third largest single-day drop…
Tahrir Square calm on third day of anti-Morsy sit-in
Egypt

Tahrir Square calm on third day of anti-Morsy sit-in

A sit-in by dozens of protesters in Tahrir Square entered its third day Monday. Demonstrators are protesting the new constitutional…
‘Some’ want to drag police into bloodshed, says interior minister
Egypt

‘Some’ want to drag police into bloodshed, says interior minister

The police are handling rioters around Tahrir Square in accordance with the law, the interior minister said Sunday, calling on…
Crowd of 300 sexually assaults three women in Tahrir Square
Egypt

Crowd of 300 sexually assaults three women in Tahrir Square

A crowd of 300 young people on Sunday sexually assaulted three women near Tahrir Square, according to a report on the…
Army builds wall on Qasr al-Aini as clashes continue
Egypt

Army builds wall on Qasr al-Aini as clashes continue

Clashes between protesters and security forces continued for a seventh day around Tahrir Square, as the Armed Forces constructed a…
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