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Police and army move in on Cairo street vendors
Egypt
September 21, 2011
Police and army move in on Cairo street vendors
The police and the army continued their campaign on Wednesday of cleansing the streets of Cairo of illegal vendors. Vendors…
Protesters clash with army in Tahrir Square
Egypt
September 1, 2011
Protesters clash with army in Tahrir Square
Cairo’s Tahrir Square saw fierce clashes between army soldiers and protesters late on Wednesday after demonstrators made their way to…
Police and street vendors clash in Ramses Square
Egypt
August 23, 2011
Police and street vendors clash in Ramses Square
Violent clashes erupted between police and street vendors in Ramses Square on Tuesday afternoon, leading to the injury of two…
Army sends reinforcements to secure Sharm el-Sheikh roads
Egypt
August 22, 2011
Army sends reinforcements to secure Sharm el-Sheikh roads
Egypt’s Third Field Army sent additional troops on Monday to security points along the road leading to Sharm el-Sheikh. Authorities…
Former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq mulls presidential nomination
Egypt
August 20, 2011
Former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq mulls presidential nomination
Former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq is seriously considering running for president and will make a final decision soon, he said.…
Bedouins killed in South Sinai ambush
Egypt
August 17, 2011
Bedouins killed in South Sinai ambush
Two Bedouin men were killed by security personnel in South Sinai’s Abu Redeis, Egypt's media reported on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses told…
Gunman killed in crossfire with army in Sinai
Egypt
August 15, 2011
Gunman killed in crossfire with army in Sinai
One person was killed on Monday in a gunfight between Egyptian army forces and gunmen in North Sinai, security sources…
Army tanks in N. Sinai for first time since Israeli peace treaty
Egypt
August 14, 2011
Army tanks in N. Sinai for first time since Israeli peace treaty
For the first time since the signing of the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel in 1979, the Egyptian armed…
Rights organization calls for immediate release of Tahrir detainees
Egypt
August 2, 2011
Rights organization calls for immediate release of Tahrir detainees
A human rights organization on Tuesday demanded the immediate release of protesters detained Monday after military and police dispersed the…
Revolutionary alliance announces march for detained protesters
Egypt
August 2, 2011
Revolutionary alliance announces march for detained protesters
The Alliance of Revolutionary Forces on Tuesday called for daily marches until the middle of Ramadan to demand the release…