Latest in Tag: Tahrir square Highlight
Latest in Tag: Tahrir square
39 detained in Friday clashes
Police arrest 39 for alleged participation in violence in Downtown Cairo
Violence kicks off in Cairo and Alexandria
Brotherhood supporters and opponents face off near Tahrir Square and Samouha
Independent trade unions call for mass demonstrations in Tahrir
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions says the upcoming demonstration includes more than just labour issues
Anti-sectarian protests held in Cairo
Protests in reaction to the recent wave of sectarian violence take place in Imbaba and Tahrir Square
Mazhar Shahin suspended
Shahin: ‘Congratulations on having Omar Makram mosque’
Exclusion and systematic violence against women a state policy: rights group
Fouada Watch releases sixth report about state performance regarding women’s issues
Clashes nationwide
Clashes erupt throughout the country, two protesters killed in renewed Corniche Al-Nil clashes
FJP banners attacked in Damietta
Participants in El-Shafaai’s funeral procession destroy FJP banners
Tahrir detainees questioned, 6 children and 6 adults released
Police made more arrests on Sunday night, in addition to 71 arrested earlier in the day
Police break up Tahrir sit-in, arrest dozens
More protesters clashed with police following the arrests
Hundreds demonstrate in Tahrir Square
A march organised by the Al-Dostour Party demanded ‘bread, freedom, social justice, human dignity, and justice for the martyrs’, 6 April called for further civil disobedience
Tahrir Bodyguard: Safeguarding female protesters
The group has been actively ensuring women’s safety in protests.
Opposition takes a break this Friday
Apart from one protest planned by Al Dostour Party, opposition groups are taking a break
Tutankhamon artefacts return
The artefacts will be moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum under strict security measures
Zaazou announces strategy to boost tourism
Tourism ministry to undertake joint advertising campaigns with foreign countries and will launch a new campaign on Google
Mogamma closed down for third day
Protesters say it will be reopened on Wednesday
‘Morsy is Mubarak’ protesters chant
Demonstrators marched to Tahrir Square and the presidential palace on the two-year anniversary of Hosni Mubarak’s ousting
‘Our blood is one’: Egypt set for week-long protests
Revolutionary and political groups announce a series of marches and protests to remember those killed during recent violence and the 25 January revolution
Amnesty condemns organised sexual assault
The general pattern of sexual harassment indicates attacks could be organised, says Amnesty report
Political forces continue condemnation of sexual assault
NSF and FJP express concern over increased cases of rape and sexual assault in Tahrir Square
Tahrir’s Tattered Trophy
By Philip Whitfield How long would it take you to vent your spleen? Me? An hour a column if I’m not distracted. This one’s been stewing, nay boiling, for months. The headline should have been The Rape of Egypt, but I toned it down not to offend the squeamish. If you don’t care to read …
Calls for Morsy to “leave”
Opposition protesters march to presidential palace
Anti-sexual harassment meeting attacked
Assailants break into meeting point and harass female members of the anti-sexual harassment movement
Two more die in Cairo as clashes and arrests continue
Two people shot dead in ongoing Cairo clashes, minors arrested and appearing in civilian court
Why should the young man move?
In the early days of the revolution, and since then over the last two years, my gaze has often been focused on the young Egyptian who has repeatedly climbed the lamp-posts of Tahrir Square in order to wave a flag in front of the masses. Because I have bad vision, whenever I go to the …
Strong Egypt Party to join Friday protests
Will be present in march to Tahrir Square, no intention to join sit-in
Diehard occupiers remain in Tahrir
As the anniversary of the revolution approaches, many tents in Tahrir Square appear abandoned
Ultras converge on Tahrir
Ultras and other demonstrators march to Tahrir Square to commemorate Port Said victims ahead of 26 January verdict
Hundreds back Maliki amid calls for Iraq PM to quit
Anti-government rallies blocked a key highway linking Baghdad to Jordan and Syria for a third week, while protests were also held in Samarra, Tikrit, Baiji and Mosul, all Sunni-majority areas north of the capital
A Christmas tree of remembrance
The tree of Tahrir