By Tamer Bahgat and Khalid El-Sherif Purported analogies have been drawn with the military’s role following the Revolution of 1952 on one hand and after the 2011 uprising on the other. However, basic examination of the two eras shows that there is no valid comparison to justify the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF)’s approach …
By Mai Shams El-Din and Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: The Front to Defend Egypt’s Protesters confirmed in a press conference on Wednesday that the death toll of the Jan. 25 Revolution has gone up to 686, most of them killed during the “Friday of Anger” on Jan. 28. “The number is increasing, but these are the numbers …
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Minor quarrels between tens of protestors demanding the end of the current sit-in at Tahrir Square and others refusing to leave took place Sunday in the absence of army and police personnel. Protesters demanding that the square be emptied claimed that those holding the sit-in are not the same people who …
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: On Tuesday, Tahrir Square was the epicenter of heated debate between protesters and passersby regarding the ongoing sit-in demanding the fall of Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq’s cabinet. Hundreds of protesters staging a sit-in in Tahrir Square since Saturday say they will not leave until Shafiq is discharged, the state security apparatus …
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The Popular Fact-finding Committee, formed of law professors and human rights activists, said Sunday it will start investigating crimes committed against protestors during the January 25 Revolution. The committee is neutral, has no political affiliations and consists of members known for their integrity and efficiency, according to a statement issued by the …
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Over 1,000 protested in Tahrir Square on Tuesday after a planned million man march was downgraded to a symbolic one in response to a “positive” TV interview with members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Dream TV Monday night. Earlier in the day, Mohamed Adel, a spokesman for the …
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians flocked in Tahrir Square on Friday in a gathering reminiscent of the 18-day-long demonstrations that led president Hosni Mubarak to step down on Feb 11. On Feb. 18, dubbed the “Friday of Victory,” people came to celebrate the ouster of Mubarak after 30 years in power and …
By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: Around 400 detainees arrested during the revolution remain in custody and around 40 are missing, according to executive director of the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), Gamal Eid. “We tried to contact the army to discuss the release of the remaining detainees, but we received no response,” Eid told Daily …
CAIRO: Activists are calling for a protest dubbed “Friday of Victory” on Feb. 18 in Tahrir Square, marking a week after president Hosni Mubarak stepped down and to reiterate their demands for democracy and justice. The protest also demands the rights of the injured and the martyrs and the release of all political detainees. …
By Rania Khalil In the days and weeks that have just passed, art here in Cairo, and indeed throughout the country, has found an inextricable link with a larger cause of justice, freedom and of course the ousting of former president Hosni Mubarak. Where much of my time as a downtown art critic has been spent …
By Mai Shams El-Din CAIRO: Around 365 were killed and 5,500 were injured in the nationwide protests that ousted president Hosni Mubarak, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday. These numbers represented the dead and the injured that were treated inside the ministry’s hospitals, university hospitals, and armed forces hospitals, a …
By Jonathan Wright and Marwa Awad /Reuters CAIRO: Some organizers of protests that toppled Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak said on Wednesday they had formed a “Council of Trustees” to negotiate on the country’s transition to democracy with the ruling military council. Egypt’s Higher Military Council took control of the country of 80 million people last week …
By Marwa Awad /Reuters CAIRO: About 2,000 people gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Monday, halting traffic only hours after military police and soldiers had cleared the last few dozen pro-democracy activists from the area, witnesses said. The army had appeared to be in full control of the square, heart of the protests that toppled President …
By Marwa Awad /Reuters CAIRO: The organizers of protests that toppled President Hosni Mubarak have called for a “march of victory” across Egypt on Friday, leading activist Khaled Abdelkader Ouda said on Sunday. “We salute the armed forces for their serious steps to meet the demands of the people,” said Ouda, referring to steps announced by …
By Samer al-Atrush / AFP KAFR EL-MOSEILHA: When Hosni Mubarak, then an aloof young military officer, returned to his Nile Delta hometown to bury his mother he was so disliked, according to residents, he was told to find another burial site. “They told him: ‘You have nothing left here’,” said Sabri Nabawi, a local school principal, …
By Marwa Awad and Andrew Hammond / Reuters CAIRO: For a country with 5,000 years of history, Egypt’s fall into a deep social, economic and political malaise during the three decades of Hosni Mubarak’s rule had a particularly bitter sting to it. Egyptians like to call their country “umm Al-dunya,” or mother of the world, and …
By AFP CAIRO: Workers at Egypt’s largest factory have suspended a strike in support of the revolt that toppled strongman Hosni Mubarak but will continue to press for higher wages, they told AFP on Sunday. “We have stopped striking for now, but we will continue to demand a raise in the minimum wage,” strike organizer …
By Joseph Krauss /AFP CAIRO: Egypt’s new military leadership vowed Saturday to pave the way for democracy and abide by its peace treaty with Israel, as Egyptians basked in their victory a day after Hosni Mubarak’s overthrow. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said the current government would remain in place for a peaceful …
By Alon Ben-Meir Egypt’s day of glory can be sustained only if the revolutionaries, the opposition figures and the establishment work together while realizing that they are shaping Egypt’s destiny. I want to begin this column by first applauding the Egyptian people. I applaud them not only for their heroism, but for their tenacity, their deep sense …
By Rania Al Malky Yesterday morning I wrote an editorial titled “Egypt: A Deadlock”, but by 6 pm, everything changed. In a minute long televised statement, Vice President Omar Suleiman announced that President Hosni Mubarak had stepped down and assigned the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to run the country. Everyone will remember this moment …
By Marwa Al-A’asar CAIRO: Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak stepped down on Friday, assigning the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to run the country. Vice President Omar Suleiman announced the president’s departure in a brief televised statement at 6 pm. Mubarak has been in power since 1981. Demonstrations have swept the country since Jan. 25, calling …
By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Various opposition powers welcomed Mubarak’s decision to step down and hailed the Egyptian youth’s role in affecting change in Egypt. They expressed hope that a civilian government would be in charge of the country. “People are happy with what happened, they have imposed their will and forced Mubarak and his regime to …
By Amira Salah-Ahmed CAIRO: Hosni Mubarak stepped down as president of Egypt at 6 pm on February 11 after 18 days of nationwide protests that more or less paralyzed the economy, brought the stock market to its second lowest point in history and prompted tourists to flee the country. The Egyptian pound steadily spiraled to its …
CAIRO: President Mubarak stepped down on Friday, assigning the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to run the country. Vice President Omar Suleiman announced the president’s departure in a minute-long televised statement at 6 pm. Demonstrations have swept the country since Jan. 25. Numbers of protesters increased to reach hundreds of thousands. Friday, Feb. 11 …
By Jailan Zayan /AFP CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak flew out of Cairo to his Red Sea retreat on Friday as more than a million furious Egyptians marched in cities around the country to demand he step down. Egypt’s army threw the 82-year-old strongman a lifeline, endorsing his plan to stay in office until September even as …
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: As mass protests around the country continue well into week three, Egyptians have come together in unprecedented numbers on many levels, irst and foremost, to call for reforms. But also reborn was a spirit of giving as Egyptians are working in different fields to help those in need at these turbulent times. …
By Agencies ISMAILIYA: Egyptian protesters in the north Sinai town of El-Arish exchanged gunfire with police on Friday and hurled Molotov cocktails at a police station, witnesses said, amid nationwide anti-government rallies. About 1,000 protesters broke off from a larger group and headed towards a police station, lobbing firebombs and burning police cars, witnesses said. …
By Marwa Al-A’asar CAIRO: Thousands flocked to the Presidential Palace in Heliopolis on Friday morning to join other protesters that had camped out there the night before. A few hundred had headed there Thursday night after Hosni Mubarak’s speech where he handed over power to the vice president without yet stepping down. By 2 pm …
By Rania Al-Malky and Sarah El Sirgany CAIRO: In a highly anticipated speech that left many disappointed, President Hosni Mubarak said that he will delegate presidential authority to Egypt’s Vice President Omar Suleiman but within the constraints of the constitution, which does not give him the authority to dissolve parliament and cabinet. The speech, in which …
By Wael Z Orban We have been hearing a lot of rhetoric about the economic damage that hit Egypt amid the ongoing people- fight of freedom. You are right, there is damage and it is a profound one. The good news in my humble opinion is that the damage is short term; it is not only …
