Egypt’s last working internet service provider, the Noor Group, has been disconnected, a US Web monitoring company said, leaving the crisis-torn country completely offline. Renesys, a New Hampshire-based firm that monitors internet routing data in real time, said on Monday that the Noor network “started … read more
The Egyptian armed forces has issued a statement saying it “has not and will not use force against the public.” A spokesman for the armed forces said on Egyptian state television that the military is aware of the “legitimate demands … read more
Crowds gathered in central Cairo on Tuesday for a protest they hoped would swell to a million people demanding an end to the 30-year-rule of President Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak’s newly appointed vice-president, intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, began talks with opposition … read more
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak swore in a new Cabinet on Monday, replacing one dissolved as a concession to unprecedented anti-government protests. In the most significant change, the interior minister — who heads internal security forces — was replaced. A retired … read more
Gaza’s Hamas rulers on Sunday closed the Rafah border crossing after guards on the Egyptian side fled their posts amid the spiralling unrest gripping the country. As the angry revolt against President Hosni Mubarak entered its sixth day, Hamas officials … read more
After 30 years of mostly unchallenged rule, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak opened the door Sunday to talks with rival political parties while calling out those who, he claimed, used religion to “spread fear” through rampant hooliganism. According to a transcript … read more
Countries around the globe warned against visiting Egypt and some began evacuating their citizens as bloody anti-government protests raged into a seventh day. The United States and Iraq said they were starting to organize evacuations of their nationals, while Turkey, … read more
Egypt’s decision on Sunday to close the offices of Al Jazeera illustrates the leading role the Arabic broadcaster has taken in reporting unprecedented popular revolts against Arab rulers. Egypt has often harassed the Qatar-based channel since it began in 1996, … read more
Thousands of prisoners escaped fromjails across Egypt as anti-regime riots entered the sixth daytoday, with looters rampaging through malls and luxury shopsand a number of armymen doffing uniforms to join theunprecedented protests that have claimed at least 102 lives. Embattled … read more
When Egypt’s police melted from the streets of Cairo this weekend, the people stepped in. Civilians armed with knives, axes, golf clubs, firebombs, metal bars and makeshift spears watched over many neighborhoods in the sprawling capital of 18 million this … read more