Egypt’s new military leadership has pledged to support the current government until elections take place and uphold its international treaties, in an implicit reassurance to Israel and the West that it will not revoke its 1979 peace treaty with Israel. … read more
After throngs of Egyptians put their lives on hold for more than two weeks, Egypt woke up Sunday to its first regular work day without longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak as president. For the first time since demonstrators took control of … read more
Traffic again flowed through much of Cairo’s emblematic Tahrir Square on Sunday as most protesters headed home following the nationwide revolt that brought down president Hosni Mubarak. Military police directed cars through what had been the epicentre of the uprising, … read more
Egypt’s military is taking down the makeshift tents of protesters who camped out on Tahrir Square in an effort to allow traffic and normal life to return to central Cairo. There were a few verbal altercations between soldiers and protesters … read more
The Egyptian military on Saturday began removing the barricades around Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the popular revolt that drove veteran strongman Hosni Mubarak from power. As tanks lurched to the sides of the main roads leading into the … read more
The popular uprising in Egypt triumphed Friday as President Hosni Mubarak surrendered to the will of a leaderless revolution and stepped down after 30 years of autocratic rule over the Arab world’s most populous nation. Mubarak became the second Arab … read more
An Egyptian army officer who joined protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square said on Friday 15 other middle-ranking officers had also gone over to the demonstrators. “The armed forces’ solidarity movement with the people has begun,” Major Ahmed Ali Shouman told … read more
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said yesterday he had delegated power to his deputy and proposed constitutional changes but stopped short of resigning, infuriating protesters who had urged him to go. His televised speech was met with angry chants of “Down, … read more
Protesters enraged by Hosni Mubarak’s latest refusal to step down streamed into Cairo’s central square Friday and took positions outside key symbols of the hated regime, promising to expand their push to drive the Egyptian president out. The standoff posed … read more
Egyptian state news agency MENA has reported that Egyptian military leaders held an ‘important’ meeting and plan to issue a response as protesters enraged by President Hosni Mubarak’s latest refusal to step down gather for new demonstrations. According to MENA, Hussein Tantawi, the chief commander … read more