Protests span Egypt against Tahrir violence
CAIRO: Egyptian youth across the country organized protests on Sunday at universities and in central squares in solidarity with Tahrir protesters who were violently dispersed on Saturday. "We started with…
Injuries overwhelm Tahrir field and nearby hospitals
By Omnia Al Desoukie CAIRO: At field hospital in Tahrir Square, Sunday morning protesters were ferried in, some unconscious and some bleeding. At least 1,000 were taken to the makeshift hospital…
Injuries overwhelm Tahrir field and nearby hospitals
CAIRO: At a field hospital in Tahrir Square Sunday morning protesters were ferried in, some unconscious and some bleeding. At least 1,000 were taken to the makeshift hospital of the…
Lawyers elect new syndicate chief, board amid judicial, security absence
CAIRO: Following several postponements, lawyers gathered Sunday to elect a new board for their syndicate. Sunday’s syndicate elections were the first since the recent cancellation of Law 100 which imposed…
Elections to take place as scheduled; security remains a problem
CAIRO: Parliamentary elections will take place on Nov. 28 as scheduled, member of the ruling military council General Mohsen El-Fangary said following a violent crackdown on a Tahrir sit-in and…
Three killed in Cairo violence as protesters flock back to Tahrir
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: At least three people were killed in fresh violence in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday when police backed by the army charged protesters to disperse a demonstration…
Arab League rebuffs Syria on monitors, Assad defiant
AMMAN: The Arab League said on Sunday it had rebuffed a request by Damascus to amend plans for a 500-strong monitoring mission to Syria, after President Bashar Al-Assad vowed to…
Assad partisans and opponents clash in Cairo
CAIRO: Syrian anti-regime protesters and their Egyptian supporters clashed with backers of President Bashar Al-Assad on Sunday outside the Arab League headquarters in Cairo. The anti-Assad protesters, who had set…
Stocks tumble on Cairo unrest
CAIRO: Egypt's benchmark stock index tumbled more than 2 percent on Sunday as clashes between protesters and security forces entered their second day, rattling investor confidence in the country's already…
British Muslims: active players in UK counterterrorism efforts
LONDON: Earlier this year British Prime Minister David Cameron criticized ”state multiculturalism” for encouraging people of different cultures, including Muslims, to live separate lives. While this does not in itself…