Latest in Tag: Tahrir Highlight
Latest in Tag: Tahrir
GEM receives 13 huge artefacts from Egyptian Museum in Tahrir
Abbas added that all the artefacts were documented before the transfer process and a detailed status report was prepared for each piece, pointing out that the necessary restoration and maintenance work will begin immediately.
Egypt celebrates 118th anniversary of Egyptian Museum in Tahrir
Khaled Al-Anani, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, and ambassadors from the United States, Saudi Arabia, and China, as well as representative of the Indian Embassy were present in the event.
New look of Agora, Tahrir Squares
Social media is contemporary face of public space
Egyptian Museum revenues amount to EGP 3m in October: general supervisor
The number of foreigners and Egyptians who visited the Egyptian Museum in November increased by 40% compared to recent months
Evacuation of Tahrirâs iconic bureaucratic building Mogamma begins
Employees will not be relocated until alternative offices are set up; process expected to last for a year
Egypt to vacate Mogamma mid-2017 to ease traffic downtown: Cairo Governor
Talks with international companies to commercially use the building, says government official
Police officer appeals verdict in Shaimaa Al-Sabbaghâs murder case
Convicted officer was sentenced to 15 years, victimâs aunt says âthere should have been retributionâ
Security forces disperse protest by PhD, masters holders
Protesters demand employment in Ministry of Higher Education
Press Syndicate rejects Tahrir newspaperâs closure
Syndicate called on Supreme Council of the Press to take legal procedures against owner
Notes from America: Tahrir Square and the birth of a nation
On my last visit to Egypt, as I landed at the airport I noticed that Egypt has changed. Security were screaming the names of VIPs or travellers who have connections. I went through the check out. âDo you have anything in these bags,â asked the airport security? âNot really a few gifts and my underwear,â …
Press roundup: Censorship and closure
Three articles were removed from two newspapers on Saturday over critical content
Between the revolution’s dreams and the poverty of reality: Finding the correct starting point
More than four and a half years after the 25 January Revolution, the gap between its first dreams and what can be achieved now appears wide. Between the echoes of the slogans raised on 25 January 2011, the rebels’ imagination penned high hopes to live in a democratic country that can accommodate everybody. A country …
Photojournalist released after false charge of Brotherhood membership
Al-Youm Al-Sabaa to begin investigations with journalist who reported her colleague
CSF Officer Yassin Salah gets 15 years: The full story
Al-Sabbagh lost her life, betrayed by those who vowed to protect it, says prosecution
Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh faced threats of kidnapping her 6-year-old son
âMay God be with youâ, Al-Sabbagh’s family tells officer’s family
Court adjourns police officerâs trial to 11 June in Al-Sabbagh case
Lawyers assure family activistâs death will not go unpunished
A visit to Egypt before Tahrir
By Amr Khalifa Speaking of tyrants Nael Shama said: âA typical consequence of such a distorted mind set is the equation between personal criticism and disloyalty.â Though that particular article was penned in the summer of 2008, two and half years before the [25 January] revolution, it is such a penetrating deconstruction that will draw …
The âsayesâ: More than just a car keeper
The myths and realities surrounding unlicenced car keepers in Egypt
Court details acquittal verdict from protest charges in Al-Sabbaghâs case
It was just a celebration like âweddingsâ, states court
Journalist arrested for no apparent charges in Qaliubiya
Tahrirâs Sayed Fouda was taken from his house by National Security forces, says his wife
25 January: Revolution or Chaos?
The state does not trust young people enough to let them lead, says activist
Tahrir and Abdel Moneim Riyadh squares, 4 years on
A flashpoint of protests during the 25 January Revolution, the squares are now silent
6 April, Brotherhood, SAC, Salafi Front, Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya to participate in 25 January demonstrations
On the 2011 revolutionâs anniversary last year, 108 were killed, according to the independent statistics database Wiki Thawra
Revolution Dishonoured
To understand todayâs pungent pain you must absorb the degree of yesterdayâs hope
Four released following detention after protesting Mubarak verdict
The Qasr Al-Nil Misdemeanour Court acquitted four detainees Wednesday, who were charged with protesting in the vicinity of Tahrir Square. The four protestors had been protesting against the Cairo Criminal Court’s decision to drop all charges against former president Hosni Mubarak on 28 November. The defendantsâ lawyers, who work for the Egypt Center for Social …
Girl drowns after jumping off bridge to escape sexual harassment: Witnesses
NGO calls for official investigations into the death
Democratic Current launches campaign to retry Mubarak
Alliance condemns use of violence against anti-Mubarak protesters
Police assault, detain journalists covering protests near Tahrir Square
Journalists were covering new protests in Abdel Moneim Riyadh Square, a day after the violent dispersal of demonstrations left two people dead
At least 2 dead in violent dispersal of Tahrir Square demonstrations
Thousands gathered around iconic square to protest Cairo Criminal Court’s dismissal of Mubarak charges
Flash protest in Mohamed Mahmoud Street in downtown Cairo
Timing and location were highly symbolic, as the protest took place two days before the anniversary of the Mohamed Mahmoud Street clashes of 2011