A pedestrian has been killed by gunshots in Tahrir in the midst of ongoing clashes between the police and the protesters. The deceased was passing by Tahrir Square when he was shot in the chest and died earlier Monday. Clashes … read more
Clashes were ongoing on Youssef al-Guindy and Mohamed Mahmoud streets well into the early hours of Sunday, where protesters and security forces faced off near the Interior Ministry in downtown Cairo. Security forces used intense amounts of tear gas in … read more
Clashes have ended near the Semiramis Hotel and traffic is once again moving on the Corniche Road after security forces ended clashes that had been ongoing in the area since Saturday. Police arrested 12 protesters, and two more escaped by … read more
Suez protesters killed during Friday clashes were shot by live ammunition at close range and in some cases from behind, forensics head Ihsan Kamil Gorgy told Al-Ahram Arabic website Saturday. The forensics team has secured bullets extracted from the bodies … read more
The Port Said clashes death toll has reached at least 31 on Saturday evening, the Ministry of Health announced in a statement. The statement added that more than 300 people have been injured in the clashes. According to Abdel Rahman … read more
Egypt’s National Defense Council said it might consider declaring a state of emergency in areas of violence and called for dialogue with opposition due to the ongoing clashes in several governorates, Minister of Information Salah Abdel-Maksoud said on Saturday. After … read more
Egypt’s National Defense Council has called for all political powers to participate in a broad national dialogue mediated by neutral figures in a move to end ongoing political tension in the country. The move comes after dozens of people were … read more
After celebrating the Port Said football case verdict at their club’s stadium, Ahly Ultras headed to the vicinity of the Ministry of Interior located close to Tahrir Square. Hundreds of the hardcore football fans started protesting, demanding that security officials … read more
Egypt’s armed forces deployed troops on the ground in the city of Suez early on Saturday after seven protesters and a soldier were shot dead in clashes on the second anniversary of the uprising against Hosni Mubarak. “We have asked … read more
Ahram Online concludes its live-update coverage of the intense demonstrations and clashes on the Egyptian revolution’s second anniversary. Below are the day’s highlights. 01:20 In more tweets, president Morsi said: “the ugly violence aims at tainting the civilized nature of … read more