Looters rip heads off 2 mummies at Egyptian Museum
By Maggie Michael / AP CAIRO: Would-be looters broke into Cairo's famed Egyptian Museum, ripping the heads off two mummies and damaging about 10 small artifacts before being caught and…
ElBaradei: Mubarak not listening to people with VP appointment
By Sherine El Madany / Reuters CAIRO: Egyptian activist Mohamed ElBaradei said Hosni Mubarak's appointment of a vice president and a new prime minister was useless and he had not…
Army allowed to open fire on those violating curfew, says police official
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: “The army is allowed to shoot anyone who breaks the curfew according to the law,” a police sergeant who preferred to remain anonymous told Daily News…
Solidarity protest held in Washington
By William Zeman WASHINGTON: Nearly 300 people, from a variety of backgrounds, descended on the Egyptian Embassy in Washington, DC, as well as the White House, to show their support…
Protests in Tahrir as fighter jets circle central Cairo
CAIRO: Over 40,000 protesters continued their sit-in in Tahrir Square, demanding an end to the Mubarak regime as the military continued its presence in central Cairo and throughout the…
City Center mall looted by thugs in absence of security
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: The sirens of City Center mall in Maadi blared on Friday night as tens of armed thugs attacked the mall and looted all the stores inside.…
Neighborhood watch groups keep the peace, protect from thugs
By Abdel-Rahman Hussein and Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Gunshots were heard continuously in Heliopolis Saturday night but mainly came from neighborhood watch groups who were trying to scare would-be looters, real…
Dead body thrown out of alleged police car in downtown Cairo
By Sarah El Sirgany and Ian Lee CAIRO: A dead body was dropped in downtown Cairo early Sunday morning from what is believed to be a police car, citizens from…
Analysis: Investors face risks however Egypt plays out
By Peter Apps/Reuters LONDON: If President Hosni Mubarak clings to power, investors will reprice Egyptian and regional assets to brace for weeks, months or possibly years of heightened political risk.…
Rumors abound of top Egyptian businessmen fleeing
By Amr Ramadan CAIRO: On the sixth day of ongoing protests, the current situation in Egypt is unstable at best. Rumors are growing that Egyptian business tycoons and technocrats —…