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Egypt revolutionaries seek to retake initiative
Jan 18, 2012 09:10 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - Pro-democracy activists marching through the crowded streets of Cairo last week were met with smiles and laughter from some, but also suspicion and hostility. Setting out, they had expected trouble, and maybe even violence.
World intrigued by "Occupy Wall Street" movement
Oct 11, 2011 11:36 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Tahrir Square in Cairo, Green Square in Tripoli, Syntagma Square in Athens and now Zuccotti Park in New York -- popular anger against entrenching power elites is spreading around the world.
Egypt activists hail Arab Nobel prize winner
Oct 07, 2011 06:30 EDT
Egyptian cyber dissidents who were touted as Nobel Peace Prize candidates, on Friday congratulated the Yemeni activist who shared the honour with two Liberians for her "well deserved win".
Arab Spring and Africa high in Nobel peace prize talk
Oct 07, 2011 03:43 EDT
OSLO (Reuters) - The Arab Spring is widely tipped to be recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, but Africans, from Liberia, or perhaps Sudan, offer a strong challenge that may have more global appeal for the judges.
Arab Spring and Africa high in Nobel peace prize talk
Oct 07, 2011 03:43 EDT
OSLO (Reuters) - The Arab Spring is widely tipped to be recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, but Africans, from Liberia, or perhaps Sudan, offer a strong challenge that may have more global appeal for the judges.
Nobel Peace Prize to Liberian president, Arab Spring, or EU?
Oct 06, 2011 21:59 EDT
Africa's first democratically elected woman president, cyber activists who helped bring about the Arab Spring uprising or maybe the European Union? Speculation ahead of Friday's Nobel Peace Prize announcement is rife.
Nobel Medicine Prize opens week of awards
Oct 02, 2011 22:45 EDT
The 2011 Nobel season opens Monday with the announcement in Stockholm of the Medicine Prize, to be followed over the course of a week by the awards for physics, chemistry, literature, economics and peace.
Nobel season kicks off with Medicine Prize
Oct 01, 2011 23:39 EDT
This year's Nobel season opens Monday with the Medicine Prize announcement, with the prestigious awards for Peace and Literature both tipped to be coloured by the Arab Spring.
Egypt's army says emergency law in place till June
Sep 21, 2011 14:45 EDT
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's emergency law will be in place until June next year, the ruling military said on Wednesday, spurning demands by protesters for a swift end to the code that rights groups say was used by former President Hosni Mubarak to stifle dissent.
New Egypt finance minister in reshuffle to ease protest
Jul 17, 2011 18:55 EDT
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt picked a new finance minister Sunday as part of a broad cabinet reshuffle demanded by protesters camped out in central Cairo, and the outgoing minister said policy making had become "confused."
Egypt shakes up police after protests
Jul 13, 2011 11:28 EDT
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt said Wednesday more than 650 senior officers would end their police service, an unprecedented shake up after protesters demanded reform of a force blamed for killing protesters who ousted Hosni Mubarak.
Former Egypt foreign minister Ahmed Maher dies
Sep 27, 2010 12:53 EDT
Former Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher, who served as the country's top diplomat between 2001 and 2004, died on Monday aged 75, the official MENA news agency reported.
Former Egyptian foreign minister dies at 75
Sep 27, 2010 08:26 EDT
Ahmed Maher, Egypt's former foreign minister known for low-key diplomacy, dies at 75. Ahmed Maher, Egypt's former foreign minister known for his low-key diplomacy, died Monday, the state-owned news agency said. He was 75.
Dozens detained in anti-government rally in Egypt
Jun 20, 2010 15:17 EDT
Egyptian security beat and detain dozens in latest protest against police brutality. Egyptian security forces beat and arrested dozens of protesters on Sunday when they attempted to march through downtown Cairo in the latest demonstration against police brutality following the death of young man, witnesses and police said.
Egyptians beaten while protesting police brutality
Jun 13, 2010 13:58 EDT
Egyptian forces beat protesters at demonstration against police brutality. Egyptian security forces hit protesters and knocked some to the ground before rounding dozens up at a demonstration Sunday against a police beating that killed a young man a week ago.
Egypt: Protesters criticize ruler, demand change
Apr 13, 2010 12:25 EDT
Dozens of Egyptian demonstrators criticize president and demand constitutional reform. Dozens of Egyptians on Tuesday demonstrated against police brutality and called for constitutional reform near the high court in downtown Cairo while hundreds of police looked on.
Hundreds defy warning to welcome ElBaradei back to Egypt
Feb 19, 2010 15:57 EST
Hundreds of Egyptian opposition supporters defied warnings to welcome home Nobel Peace laureate and former UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday amid hopes he will run for president.
Hundreds defy warning to welcome ElBaradei back to Egypt
Feb 19, 2010 14:01 EST
Hundreds of Egyptian opposition supporters defied warnings to welcome home Nobel Peace laureate and former UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday amid hopes he will run for president.
Hundreds defy warning to welcome ElBaradei back to Egypt
Feb 19, 2010 12:05 EST
Hundreds of Egyptian opposition activists defied warnings to welcome home Nobel Peace laureate and former UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday amid hopes he will run for president.
Hundreds defy warning to welcome ElBaradei back to Egypt
Feb 19, 2010 11:46 EST
Hundreds of Egyptian opposition activists defied warnings to welcome home Nobel Peace laureate and former UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday amid hopes he will run for president.
