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Mubarak Picks New Cabinet as Protests Continue
Opposition calls for million man march as government tries to reassert authority.
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Military Prevents Confrontation between Protesters and Police in Cairo
Around 9am Saturday January 29, 2011, Egyptian police attempted to clear a street leading to Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Police fired shotguns into the air to announce their presence, following a night of massive civil unrest in Cairo. A group of protesters moved towards them from Tahrir Square. Three Egyptian military armored vehicles moved in…
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BEEPER: Showdown with Police in Cairo
Beeper phoned in to Global Post following a bloody battle between protesters and shotgun-wielding police on the dark streets of Cairo near Egypt’s feared Ministry of Interior. Originally aired on January 29, 2011 on Global Post.
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Protests Rage, Mubarak Names a New Vice President
As protests continue unabated, Mubarak takes step to set up successor.
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Egypt: Anti-Government Protests have Deep Roots
Security out in force after calls for 2nd day of protests against Hosni Mubarak.
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After Tunisia, the start of an Arab awakening?
Following Tunisia’s example, unrest spreads throughout the Arab world.
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Hospital Attacked After Shooting of Copts in Minya
Doctors, staff, and eyewitnesses at the Good Shepherd Hospital in Samalout say security forces shot tear gas inside the hospital when clashes erupted between Christians and police following a shooting of several Copts this week. Story originally published by Daily News Egypt on January 13, 2011.
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Fears of unrest in Egypt in wake of church bombing
Many Christians blame their government before terrorists for recent church bombing.
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Tensions high after Egypt church bombing
Tensions high in Egypt after 21 killed in bombing of Christians at a New Year’s Eve mass.