traffic
Interior Ministry, protesters agree to open Tahrir for traffic Friday
Egypt
February 21, 2013
Interior Ministry, protesters agree to open Tahrir for traffic Friday
Protesters agreed with the Interior Ministry Thursday to open Tahrir Square for traffic Friday evening after their protest to demand…
Eight killed in Fayoum crash
Egypt
February 18, 2013
Eight killed in Fayoum crash
Eight people were killed and three others injured on Monday morning when their vehicle crashed in Fayoum Governorate, south…
Tahrir Square opens to traffic as some barricades come down
Egypt
January 31, 2013
Tahrir Square opens to traffic as some barricades come down
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil opened Tahrir Square to traffic on Thursday, according to state-run MENA news agency. During his tour…
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…
First air police helicopter to fly over Cairo
Egypt
January 22, 2013
First air police helicopter to fly over Cairo
Brigadier Ashraf Galal, head of the Interior Ministry's air police department, said on Tuesday that the first air police plane…
Second day of sit-in at Qandil’s house
Egypt
January 17, 2013
Second day of sit-in at Qandil’s house
For the second day in a row, dozens of academics with master’s and doctoral degrees protested in front of Prime…
Traffic back to normal in Tahrir
Egypt
December 25, 2012
Traffic back to normal in Tahrir
Traffic moved normally in Tahrir Square Tuesday for the first time since President Mohamed Morsy issued his 22 November constitutional…
Police officer killed while securing mosque for Morsy
Egypt
October 26, 2012
Police officer killed while securing mosque for Morsy
A police officer was killed early Friday while directing traffic in front of Al-Rahman Al-Rahim Mosque, where President Mohamed…
New poll puts president approval rating at 78 percent
Egypt
October 10, 2012
New poll puts president approval rating at 78 percent
A public opinion poll released Wednesday gives President Mohamed Morsy a 78 percent approval rating during his first 100 days…
Morsy highlights 100-day achievements in speech
Egypt
October 7, 2012
Morsy highlights 100-day achievements in speech
President Mohamed Morsy delivered a speech Saturday, touting various successes and improvements in services since his election in June while…