Egypt army moves to stop assault on protesters
By Maggie Michael / AP CAIRO: Egyptian army tanks and soldiers cleared away pro-government rioters and deployed between them and protesters seeking the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, as the prime…
Egyptian army starts rounding up journalists
By AP CAIRO: The Egyptian military has started rounding up journalists, possibly for their own protection, after they came under attack from supporters of President Hosni Mubarak who have been…
Egypt starts ‘dialogue’ but main opposition rejects talks
By Ines Bel Aiba/AFP CAIRO: Egypt has started a dialogue with "political parties and national forces," state television said Thursday, but the main opposition coalition rejected any talks before President Hosni…
Foreign journalists attacked, detained in Egypt
By Chris Torchia and David Bauder /AP NEW YORK: In multiple incidents, journalists covering Egypt's unrest were pummeled, hit with pepper spray, shouted at and threatened by loyalists to President Hosni…
Egypt overshadows economic recovery, oil rises
World shares struggled to eke out more gains on Wednesday as wariness over escalating violence in Egypt and rising oil prices muted optimism over the latest signs of a sustained…
Opposition coalition revokes dialogue with regime after Tahrir clashes
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Opposition Coalition for Change revoked Wednesday their acceptance to hold dialogue with Vice President Omar Sulieman after pro-Mubarak groups attacked pro-change protesters in Tahrir. The coalition is…
Moody’s downgrades five Egyptian banks
CAIRO: Moody's Investors Service downgraded the ratings for five Egyptian banks while Standard & Poor's lowered its assessment on two of the institutions, in the latest volley of bad news…
Gunfire pounds anti-Mubarak protest camp in Cairo
By Maggie Michael / AP CAIRO: Automatic weapons fire pounded the anti-government protest camp in Cairo's Tahrir Square before dawn on Thursday in a dramatic escalation of what appeared to be…
Britain says ‘repression will end badly’ for Egypt
LONDON: Britain warned Egypt on Monday that repression of anti-government protests would "end badly" but stopped short of calling for President Hosni Mubarak to stand aside. "It's very important that…
OPEC worried about Egypt, but not acting yet
LONDON: Oil producer group OPEC said on Monday it was worried about the unrest in Egypt but saw no reason to boost output to cool prices at…