Archaeologists voiced deepening concern on Thursday after fresh street battles erupted around Cairo’s Egyptian Museum housing the gold sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun and other priceless relics. Websites and chat-rooms buzzed with anxiety after a break-in last Friday that left a … read more
Israelis are looking fearfully beyond the end of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s rule, expecting it will force them to stiffen security across an extensive southwestern border and perhaps reoccupy a strategic corridor between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. In the … read more
The sound of gunfire continued to be heard across central Cairo this morning, as anti-Mubarak protesters held their ground against pro-government assaults. After a dramatic night of fighting on streets and rooftops around Tahrir Square and the Egyptian museum, violence … read more
Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak opened fire on protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Thursday, killing at least five, in a fresh spike in violence over an unprecedented challenge to his 30-year-old rule. In the overnight fighting, machine-gun fire echoed … read more
Egypt’s ruling regime today spurned international clamour for launching an immediate transition to democracy and said such calls would only inflame tensions in the country, as non-relenting protesters continued to demand President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster. As international leaders asked Mubarak … read more
Egyptian commuters and taxi drivers are facing fuel shortages in Cairo as the supply chain is crippled by transport problems and labour shortages sparked by the turmoil, analysts say. Petrol pumps were either closed down or rationing fuel supplies, Egyptian … read more
The number of people wounded in violence in Cairo on Wednesday increased to 611 from 403, the health minister said in a statement published by the official Egyptian news agency MENA. Earlier, the health ministry had announced the death of … read more
As pro- and anti-government protesters clashed violently in Cairo Wednesday, some U.S. journalists found themselves the target of the unruly crowds. CBS News reporters in Cairo said that it’s not safe for journalists to be out in the crowds, and … read more
In the span of his presidency, Mubarak, a former pilot and air force general with a combative, stubborn streak, took tentative steps toward democratic reform but then pulled back toward the authoritarianism that, coupled with poverty and a culture of … read more
Al Jazeera has said its broadcast signal across the Arab region is facing interference on a scale it has not experienced before. Signals on Egypt’s Nilesat platform were cut, and frequencies on the Arabsat and satellite Hotbird platforms were disrupted continually, forcing … read more