Obama set to speed aid to Egypt, says official
DAVOS, Switzerland: US President Barack Obama plans to accelerate the pace of American aid to Egypt, a top State Department official said on Wednesday, as the most populous Arab nation…
Israel congratulates Egypt on new parliament
JERUSALEM: Israel on Thursday congratulated Egypt on the inauguration of its first post-revolutionary parliament earlier this week, saying it hoped Cairo would "uphold the importance of peace and stability." The…
Marches flood into Tahrir Square, chanting ‘down with military rule’
CAIRO: More than 10 marches poured into Tahrir Square on Wednesday, with tens of thousands of protesters calling on the military rulers to hand over power to a civilian authority.…
SCAF reiterates June date as activists call for Tahrir sit-in
CAIRO: The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) reiterated on Wednesday its promise to cede power on June 30, the official news agency said, as thousands of protesters marched…
Tens of thousands mark revolution’s first anniversary in Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA: Tens of thousands of protesters in Alexandria marked the first anniversary of the Jan. 25 uprising as five marches met in front of Al-Qeddesine Church chanting against military rule.…
Unmet revolution goals, retribution unites Shoubra’s Copts, Muslims
CAIRO: Thousands of Muslim and Coptic protesters marched from Shoubra to Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the revolution, raising pictures of the martyrs who lost their lives during the January…
Egypt lifting state of emergency leaves experts wary
CAIRO: The partial lifting of Egypt's decades-old state of emergency has been met with a frosty reception by experts and rights groups, for whom the move is cosmetic and leaves…
Sayeda Zeinab residents refuse to join march
CAIRO: A number of protesters who gathered in Sayeda Zeinab early Wednesday failed to convince the neighborhood’s residents to join the march that was en route to Tahrir Square to…
‘Adaptation,’ ‘pressure’ explain contradictions in SCAF’s media discourse
CAIRO: A military general salutes the martyrs on Feb. 11. The same general wags a threatening finger at protesters in July in a scene that best describes the radical transformation…
In cities across Egypt, protests mark Jan. 25 anniversary
CAIRO: Thousands of protesters across the country marked the first anniversary of Jan. 25 by demonstrating and chanting against the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), demanding a…