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Egypt protests turn weekend into nightmare for many
Feb 22, 2013 13:17 EST
Hanan Attia says she can no longer leave her home on Fridays in the Egyptian capital, where bloody weekly protests and insecurity have left many anxious families dreading the weekend.
Egypt army deploys tanks outside presidential palace
Dec 06, 2012 13:38 EST
Egyptian troops deployed tanks outside the presidential palace on Thursday as the nation awaited President Mohamed Morsi's first address since streets clashes between his supporters and opponents rocked the capital.
Egypt army keeps protesters at bay outside palace
Dec 06, 2012 11:17 EST
Egyptian troops pushed protesters back from the presidential palace on Thursday to keep them at bay, after the deadliest violence between allies and foes of Mohamed Morsi since the president's election.
Tanks deployed in Cairo after deadly clashes
Dec 06, 2012 05:52 EST
Egypt's worst violence since President Mohammed Morsi was elected forced the army to deploy tanks in Cairo Thursday, as hundreds of people were hurt in clashes between Islamists and the secular opposition.
Tanks deployed at Egypt presidential palace
Dec 06, 2012 04:39 EST
Egypt's army deployed tanks outside the presidential palace on Thursday after five demonstrators died overnight in clashes between supporters and opponents of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi.
Five die as Egypt protests turn violent
Dec 05, 2012 22:53 EST
Five demonstrators died overnight in the worst violence since Mohamed Morsi became Egypt's first Islamist president in June.
Egypt crisis turns violent as Morsi supporters, foes clash
Dec 05, 2012 19:31 EST
Allies and foes of Egypt's Mohamed Morsi lobbed fire bombs and rocks at each other on Wednesday as their simmering standoff over the Islamist president's expanded powers and a new constitution turned violent.
Egypt opposition to march on presidential palace
Dec 04, 2012 06:24 EST
Opponents of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi were to march on the presidential palace on Tuesday to protest his power grab and a controversial draft charter, as the country plunged deeper into crisis.
Clinton reaffirms support for Egypt democratic transition
Jul 14, 2012 13:57 EDT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday reaffirmed Washington's "strong support" for Egypt's democratic transition, after talks with newly-elected President Mohamed Morsi.
Clinton, Morsi hold key talks in Cairo
Jul 14, 2012 12:38 EDT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday held talks with new President Mohamed Morsi soon after arriving in Cairo at the start of a visit aimed at lending US support to Egypt's transition to democracy.
Vote counting gets underway in Egypt
May 24, 2012 19:01 EDT
Vote counting was underway in Egypt after two days of polling ended Thursday in a landmark presidential election which pitted stability against the ideals of the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's rule.
Egypt wraps up landmark presidential poll
May 24, 2012 15:47 EDT
Egypt wrapped up two days of polling Thursday in a landmark presidential election that pitted stability against the ideals of the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's rule but the hard-fought contest threatened to go to a runoff.
Egypt prepares to wrap up landmark presidential poll
May 24, 2012 14:06 EDT
Egypt prepared to wrap up landmark presidential polls on Thursday after an orderly two-day vote in which candidates pitted stability against the ideals of the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's rule.
Egyptians return to the polls on day 2 of landmark vote
May 24, 2012 12:30 EDT
Egyptians returned to the polls Thursday on the second day of a gripping presidential election in which candidates are pitting stability against the ideals of the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's rule.
Egyptians vote on second day of presidential eletions
May 24, 2012 06:04 EDT
Egyptians swarmed polling stations on the second day Thursday of a gripping presidential election in which candidates are pitting stability against the ideals of the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's rule.
Early returns show Islamist sweep in Egypt polls
Dec 03, 2011 22:20 EST
Results continued to trickle in for Egypt's first post-revolution election as early returns showed Islamist parties sweeping to victory, including hardline Salafists, with secular parties trounced in many areas.
Islamists sweep early results in Egypt election
Dec 03, 2011 14:35 EST
Early results from Egypt's first post-revolution election showed Islamist parties sweeping to victory on Saturday, including hardline Salafists, with secular parties trounced in many areas.
Egypt protesters back in Tahrir to push for change
Jul 22, 2011 12:39 EDT
Hundreds of Egyptian protesters gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday to push for reforms, as Islamists held a separate demonstration calling for stability.
Gang kidnaps great-niece of former Egypt president
Apr 04, 2011 09:20 EDT
CAIRO (Reuters) - A gang kidnapped the great-niece of Egypt's former President Anwar Sadat on her way to school and held her for 21 hours until her father paid a ransom, security sources and state media said Monday.
Witness: Joy at Mubarak's demise contrasts with tense accession
Feb 14, 2011 01:07 EST
Jonathan Wright worked for Reuters between 1979 to 2010 as a correspondent in the Middle East, Africa and the United States. He began his Reuters career in Egypt and was standing meters from President Anwar Sadat when he was assassinated by Islamist soldiers in 1981.
