Tom Perry

Pro-democracy activists marching through Cairo last week were met with smiles and laughter from some but also suspicion and hostility.

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.

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

Tens of thousands of Egyptians demanding an end to military rule converged on Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday in a week of demonstrations.

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

Palestine has explained that it will accept nothing less than full UN membership, and that once granted, would not seek to upgrade to observer state.

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Google’s Wael Ghonim, who was released in Cairo on Monday, said he was kept blindfolded for two weeks while detained by Egyptian state security.

Saboteurs blew up a gas pipeline, state television said on Saturday, adding fresh turmoil to Egypt during unprecedented protests.

Anti-government protesters said on Thursday they were more determined than ever to topple Egypt President Hosni Mubarak after Wednesday’s clashes.

Palestinian negotiators secretly told Israel it could keep swathes of occupied East Jerusalem, according to leaked documents.

Israel’s navy boarded another aid ship on Saturday to enforce a blockade of Gaza five days after its troops killed nine people on a Turkish aid boat.