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Tahrir Square

Clubbing in an oppressive city – from Cairo’s Al-Haram Street to Tahrir Square
Friday
/ 23 September 2021

Clubbing in an oppressive city – from Cairo’s Al-Haram Street to Tahrir Square

Mahraganat music emerged in Cairo from the brief convergence of Egypt’s 2011 uprising and its bitter aftermath

By Ali Abdel Mohsen
Egypt’s protests uncover deep cracks in al-Sisi’s strongman façade
Africa
/ 2 October 2019

Egypt’s protests uncover deep cracks in al-Sisi’s strongman façade

The popular uprising is an indication that al-Sisi’s regime is not as stable as he would have the world believe

By Lucia Ardovini
Could Egypt’s rare anti-Sisi protests swell?
Africa
/ 23 September 2019

Could Egypt’s rare anti-Sisi protests swell?

Heavy security has been put in place, but could this trigger a wider movement against former general-turned-President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi?

By Agency
Leftist tropes and right-wing rhetoric coexist
Analysis
/ 2 March 2017

Leftist tropes and right-wing rhetoric coexist

And the confusion this can cause presents real and urgent dangers to the SA body politic.

By Richard Pithouse
Case dropped against Mubarak for death of 239 protesters
Africa
/ 29 November 2014

Case dropped against Mubarak for death of 239 protesters

Former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, will no longer serve a life sentence for conspiring to murder 239 protesters in Tahrir Square in 2011.

By Reuters
80 sexual assaults in one day – the other story of Tahrir Square
Africa
/ 6 July 2013

80 sexual assaults in one day – the other story of Tahrir Square

Egypt’s women increasingly at risk of rape and sexual assault as rights groups warn of a step up in attacks.

By Patrick Kingsley
Condemnation grows over Morsi decree
Africa
/ 24 November 2012

Condemnation grows over Morsi decree

Opposition-led protests have spread across Egypt over a decree affording President Mohamed Morsi sweeping powers immune from judicial oversight.

By Haitham El-Tabei
Another female reporter assaulted in Egypt’s Tahrir Square
Africa
/ 20 October 2012

Another female reporter assaulted in Egypt’s Tahrir Square

A French female television reporter was sexually assaulted during a protest in Cairo, the latest of ongoing attacks on women covering unrest there.

By Sapa Afp
No image available
Article
/ 15 March 2012

Turning a buck on the back of Egypt’s revolution

A year after it claimed centre stage in the Arab Spring, Cairo’s Tahrir Square has become an open-air market where capitalism meets the revolution.

By Shaimaa Fayed
Egypt’s rulers look to speed up parliamentary vote
Article
/ 26 December 2011

Egypt’s rulers look to speed up parliamentary vote

Egypt’s rulers are studying a proposal from their own advisers to bring forward parliamentary elections by two weeks after demands from protesters.

By Marwa Awad
Calm returns to Egypt as voting continues
Africa
/ 22 December 2011

Calm returns to Egypt as voting continues

Egypt is holding the latest round of its first democratic parliamentary election in relative calm after five days of violent protests in Cairo.

By Marwa Awad and Maha El Dahan
Egyptians return to the polls amid clashes
Article
/ 21 December 2011

Egyptians return to the polls amid clashes

Egyptians have gone to the polls in parliamentary elections after six days of violence in Cairo that has cast a pall over the transition to democracy.

By Edmund Blair
Women targeted as Egypt’s bloody chaos drags on
Article
/ 21 December 2011

Women targeted as Egypt’s bloody chaos drags on

Egyptian police and soldiers fired guns and teargas to clear protesters from Tahrir Square on the sixth day of clashes that have killed 13 people.

By Shaimaa Fayed and Marwa Awad
Cairo clashes drag on with continued violence
Africa
/ 20 December 2011

Cairo clashes drag on with continued violence

The latest round of fighting that began on Friday has left 12 dead and 500 injured, according to health ministry officials.

By Staff Reporter
Egypt’s protesters stuck in running battles with police
Africa
/ 18 December 2011

Egypt’s protesters stuck in running battles with police

Military police are battling demonstrators in Tahrir Square in the third day of clashes that have killed 10 people and injured hundreds.

By Yasmine Saleh
Arab Spring anniversary shows youth uprising gone global
Article
/ 17 December 2011

Arab Spring anniversary shows youth uprising gone global

One year on from the Arab Spring uprising following a death in Tunisia, it spread to Egypt, Libya and Syria. The youth revolt has truly gone global.

By Staff Reporter
Egypt conflict erupts into bloody violence, killing 7
Article
/ 17 December 2011

Egypt conflict erupts into bloody violence, killing 7

Egypt’s soldiers stormed an anti-military protest camp outside the Cabinet building, beating women with sticks and throwing concrete onto protesters.

By Aya Batrawy
Egypt’s secular activists ready for battle with military
Africa
/ 11 December 2011

Egypt’s secular activists ready for battle with military

While Egypt’s secular activists were outflanked in the parliamentary elections by Islamists, they are ready for heavy battle with military leadership.

By Samer Al Atrush
Protesters rally as Egypt awaits poll results
Article
/ 2 December 2011

Protesters rally as Egypt awaits poll results

Egypt will hear the results of elections on Friday as protesters gather at a rally to remember 42 people killed in clashes with police.

By Marwa Awad and Tamim Elyan
Muslim Brotherhood claims a lead in Egypt’s polls
Article
/ 30 November 2011

Muslim Brotherhood claims a lead in Egypt’s polls

The Muslim Brotherhood says it is leading Egypt’s election, which would give the nation’s oldest Islamist group a powerful parliamentary platform.

By Edmund Blair and Alistair Lyon
Calm prevails in Egypt’s first free election in decades
Article
/ 29 November 2011

Calm prevails in Egypt’s first free election in decades

Fears of violence in Egypt have been unfounded, with no major violations or security incidents reported in its first free ballot in over 80 years.

By Jack Shenker and Martin Chulov
Egypt goes to the polls amid angry revolts
Article
/ 28 November 2011

Egypt goes to the polls amid angry revolts

Egyptians have voted in their first election since a revolt ousted Hosni Mubarak, amid fears the generals who replaced him would cling to power.

By Dina Zayed and Yasmine Saleh
No image available
Article
/ 27 November 2011

Protests against military rule cloud Egypt election

In the run-up to Egypt’s first vote since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, protesters have gathered again to evict the generals who replaced him.

By Marwa Awad and Tom Perry
Egypt’s youth call for a new face of government
Article
/ 26 November 2011

Egypt’s youth call for a new face of government

Young activists have organised a vote for a civilian council to guard their revolution from Egypt’s rulers who they no longer trust.

By Dina Zayed
Egyptian protesters demand end to army rule
Africa
/ 26 November 2011

Egyptian protesters demand end to army rule

Egyptian demonstrators have demanded an end to army rule and rejected the military’s choice of prime minister ahead of a parliamentary vote.

By Tom Perry
Exposing a nation’s soul in flux
Article
/ 25 November 2011

Exposing a nation’s soul in flux

<b>Razia Iqbal</b> talks to writers in Cairo about the military clampdown and the determination to complete the ‘unfinished revolution’.

By Razia Iqbal
Egypt protesters killed by live ammunition during Tahrir clashes
Article
/ 25 November 2011

Egypt protesters killed by live ammunition during Tahrir clashes

Egypt’s ruling generals accused by human rights group after morgue workers in Cairo contradict official claims.

By Staff Reporter
Egyptians head to the polls amid deadly clashes
Article
/ 24 November 2011

Egyptians head to the polls amid deadly clashes

Egyptians will vote in the first legislative elections since Hosni Mubarak was ousted but a deadly countdown has cast a shadow over Egypt’s polls.

By Jailan Zayan
No image available
Article
/ 23 November 2011

Fighting resumes near Cairo’s interior ministry

Running battles have flared in central Cairo even after Egyptian military police reinforced riot police guarding the interior ministry.

By Alistair Lyon and Tom Perry
Protesters rage against Egypt military’s ‘hollow gesture’
Africa
/ 23 November 2011

Protesters rage against Egypt military’s ‘hollow gesture’

Egypt’s army chief has promised a swifter handover to civilian rule but failed to convince thousands of demonstrators who are battling police.

By Alastair Macdonald and Patrick Werr
Egyptian protesters struggle to throw off army rule
Africa
/ 22 November 2011

Egyptian protesters struggle to throw off army rule

Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has been accused of brutality sometimes worse than that of Hosni Mubarak after more deaths of protesters.

By Dina Zayed and Tamim Elyan
Crisis talks follow mass resignation of Egypt’s Cabinet
Article
/ 22 November 2011

Crisis talks follow mass resignation of Egypt’s Cabinet

Generals have opened crisis talks with civilian political leaders after widespread violence continued to plunge Egypt into turmoil.

By Staff Reporter
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