The dramatic events in Egypt and the wider Middle East have inevitably overshadowed the meeting of policy-makers gathered at the annual Security Conference here in Munich. This was the first face-to-face opportunity for key figures like German Chancellor Angela Merkel, … read more
Newscaster Anderson Cooper has decided to leave Egypt just days after he was attacked by an angry mob. Cooper, who works for CNN, was punched in the head ten times by supporters of the country’s president while reporting on the … read more
Egypt is braced for more violence this morning on what is being called the “Day of Departure”. Thousands of protesters are expected on the streets of Caril and Alexandria, calling for Egypt’s beleaguered president Hosni Mubarak to stand down immediately. … read more
Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has said he is “fed up” and wants to quit but fears that the nation will “sink in chaos” if he steps down. “He is fed up with being President and would like to leave … read more
Britain is sending a second chartered plane to Cairo to fly out Britons wanting to escape violence there and is advising its citizens to leave the city unless they have a pressing reason to stay. The plane will leave Cairo … read more
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