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Opposition calls for million man march Tuesday, general strike

By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: The April 6 Youth Movement called for a…

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Unrest in Egypt: a timeline

By AFP CAIRO: Here are the main developments this year in Egypt,…

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Curfew extended, police back on the street

  CAIRO: The curfew in Cairo, Alexandria and Suez has been moved…

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US embassy to offer assistance for citizens to depart

  CAIRO: The US Department of State is authorizing voluntary departure of…

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Prison inmates escape amid security vacuum

By Amira Ahmed, Safaa Abdoun and Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Unspecified numbers of…

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Looters rip heads off 2 mummies at Egyptian Museum

By Maggie Michael / AP CAIRO: Would-be looters broke into Cairo's famed…

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ElBaradei: Mubarak not listening to people with VP appointment

By Sherine El Madany / Reuters CAIRO: Egyptian activist Mohamed ElBaradei said…

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Army allowed to open fire on those violating curfew, says police official

By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: “The army is allowed to shoot anyone who…

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Solidarity protest held in Washington

By William Zeman WASHINGTON: Nearly 300 people, from a variety of backgrounds,…

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Protests in Tahrir as fighter jets circle central Cairo

  CAIRO: Over 40,000 protesters continued their sit-in in Tahrir Square, demanding…

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